Participation in International Integration Associations as a Factor of Ukraine’s Global Competitive Power

• Authors: Olena Zayats , Olena Pryiatelchuk , Maryna Korol , Mykola Palinchak , Ihor Korol

Abstracts

EN

Current glocalisation processes require the identification of priority areas for Ukraine’s further integration into the international economy. The right choice of direction, tools and forms of implementation allows the government to determine, justify and implement a competitive strategy for the country. The study aimed to determine the relationship between international economic integration and Ukraine’s global competitive power. Identifying Ukraine’s sectoral comparative advantages in trade with the EU and evaluating the index of the regional orientation of Ukraine for specific groups of goods and services made it possible to define the effects of economic collaboration with the European region. The assessment of the complementarity index of Ukrainian–European trade relations revealed that Ukraine and the European Union are main trading partners. Furthermore, the analysis of the mechanism of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union proved that the agreement actively contributes to the growth of Ukraine’s global competitive power. Comparative analysis in historical retrospect revealed priority areas for improving the integration processes which help to form the main competitive advantages of the country.

Keywords

EN

integration; collaboration; competitive advantages; liberalisation; international trade; association

• Publisher: University of Warsaw - Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG) and Regional Studies Association - Polish Section
• Journal: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
• Year: 2023
• Issue: Special Issue
• Pages: 37-49

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Olena Zayats

• Uzhhorod National University, Department of International Economic Relations; Uzhhorod, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000000199048706

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Olena Pryiatelchuk

• National University of Kyiv, Department of International Business, Institute of International Relations, Kyiv, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/000000025222452X

author

Maryna Korol

• Uzhhorod National University, Department of International Economic Relations; Uzhhorod, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000000340310858

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Mykola Palinchak

• Uzhhorod National University, Department of International Economic Relations; Uzhhorod, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000000299905314

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Ihor Korol

• Uzhhorod National University, Department of Algebra and Differential Equations; Uzhhorod, Ukraine
• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000178260249

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7366/15094995s2303

Biblioteka Nauki

2216612