Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
International Review of Economics and Finance
Volume
55
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2-2-2018
First Page
78
Last Page
85
Abstract
We use constant market share (CMS) analysis to decompose changes in the export shares of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) economies in the period since the 5th enlargement of the European Union (EU) and measure changes in export competitiveness. We find that the CEE transition economies have generally increased their world export competitiveness, but gains in market share have been tempered by a poor match between both the commodity and regional export profiles of most of the CEE economies and the changes in the world import profile, and by generally slow adaptation of the region to changes in the latter on both the commodity and regional dimensions. Changes in export competitiveness in the region overall are instead driven largely by expansions of market share within the EU. Using a new method we show that only a small proportion of the change in the trade share is attributable to changes in the extensive margin. We discuss possible policy implications.
Recommended Citation
Gilbert, John and Muchová, Eva, "Export Competitiveness of Central and Eastern Europe Since the Enlargement of the EU" (2018). Economics and Finance Faculty Publications. Paper 938.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/econ_facpubs/938
