Competitiveness in Central-Europe : what has happened since EU accession? /

Since EU accession, trade flows have exhibited strong dynamics in Central-Eastern Europe (CEE). During the period leading to the current global turmoil, the region has also experienced continuous exchange rate appreciation and rapid FDI inflows, both likely to have affected these countries' com...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Allard, Céline
Corporate Author:	International Monetary Fund European Department
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, 2009 [Washington, D.C.] : c2009 Washington, D.C. : 2009
Series:	IMF Working Papers ; Working Paper No. 09/121 IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/121 IMF eLibrary IMF working paper ; WP/09/121
Subjects:	Competition, International Finance > European Union countries Foreign exchange rates > Europe, Eastern Domestic _ demand Domestic demand Domestic exporters Domestic production Economic models Elasticity of exports Exchange rate appreciation Exchange rate fluctuations Export behavior Export competitiveness Export data Export equations Export goods Export growth Export market share Export market Export performance Export prices Export production Exporter Exporters External position Foreign direct investment Foreign trade Global competitiveness Global market Global trade Import prices Import side Imported goods Imported inputs Income convergence Net export Net exports Real effective exchange rate Reer Share of exports Total exports Tradable goods Trade barriers Trade determinants Trade flows Trade partners Trade performance Trade routes Trade shock Trade Transition economies World _ demand World demand Balance of trade Competition Empirical Studies of Trade Exports and Imports Exports Finance Finance: General Foreign exchange rates General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) Imports International Investment International economics Investments, Foreign Long-term Capital Movements Trade balance Trade: General Central and Eastern Europe Czech Republic European Union Hungary Poland Slovak Republic Eastern Europe European Union countries Electronic books

Table of Contents:

I. Introduction; II. Developments in Key Determinants of Trade; Tables; 1. Contribution of Net Exports to GDP Growth, 2002-07; 2. Trade Balance, 2002-07; 3. Real Effective Exchange Rate Based on ULCs, 2002-07; Figures; 1. Export Competitiveness Indicators, 1995-2007; 2. Foreign Direct Investment Stock, 2002-07; 3. Growth Rate of World Demand, 2002-07; III. Econometric Analysis; 4. Geographic Orientation of Exports, 2002-07; 4. Growth Rate of Domestic Demand, 2002-07; 5. Accounting for Export and Import Growth, 2002-07; 5. Long-Term Elasticities Related to Nonprice Competitiveness
6. Long-Term Elasticities to Price Competitiveness Indicators7. Cumulative Growth and Contribution of Trade Determinants, 2002-07; IV. Conclusion; 6. Dynamic Contributions to Export and Imports, 2002-07; Appendices; I. Data Sources; II. Error-Correction Model for Trade Equations and Cointegration Tests; III. Principle of Dynamic Contributions; References

Competitiveness in Central-Europe : what has happened since EU accession? /

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