How much restructuring did the transition countries experience? Evidence from quality of their exports.(analysis of trade liberalsation)

From: Comparative Economic Studies | Date: September 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

The increase in exports to market economies is a good sign, but it is not conclusive about the extent of restructuring of production technologies experienced in transition countries. This paper explores the source of the increase with an analysis of their exports' quality, interprets the results for the extent of restructuring, and discusses the potential factors behind them. Changes in factor intensity and unit values of both Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) exports in different manufacturing sectors during 1992-1999 are analysed. ...

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