EFFECTS OF FOREIGN AGRI-FOOD TRADE LIBERALIZATION IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE

• Authors: Matkovski Bojan , Radovanov Boris , Zekic Stanislav
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Market liberalization in the countries of South East Europe (SEE), which was a consequence of free trade agreements with the European Union (EU) and the countries of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), led to changes in foreign trade flows of these countries’ agri-food products. As agri-food products are a significant part of total foreign trade in these countries, the objective of this paper is to analyse the liberalization effects established by CEFTA and EU integration. A gravity model for panel data was estimated for the agri-food sector of all SEE countries for the period 2005 – 2015, and databases from UN Comtrade and the World Bank were used to create an empirical base for this study. The results confirmed the importance of CEFTA integration, which made a significant contribution to imports and exports within this sector in most SEE countries. Additionally, the results showed that the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU had limited effects on the import and export of agri-food products in SEE countries.

Keywords

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AGRI-FOOD; PRODUCTS; FOREIGN TRADE; GRAVITY MODEL; SEE COUNTRIES; EU; CEFTA

• Publisher: Institute of Slovak and World Economics and Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Ekonomický časopis (Journal of Economics)
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 945 – 966

Contributors

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Matkovski Bojan

• University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics in Subotica, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Segedinski put 9-13, 24000 Subotica, Serbia

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Radovanov Boris

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Zekic Stanislav