This paper investigates the level, composition, and differences in relative trade advantages/disadvantages for eight Central European and Balkan countries on the EU markets and their policy implications. Duration analysis shows that the EU enlargement has impacts on relative trade advantages for all eight analyzed countries and indicates potentials in the EU-15 markets.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3278295
Purpose - This paper provides an adapted gravity model to measure the impact of the number of the Internet users on food industry trade between developed OECD countries using both panel and cross-sectional data. Design/methodology/approach - The impact of the Internet users on food industry export growth and levels, and on food industry trade reorientation, and whether the Internet has altered the effect of distance on food industry trade, are analyzed using adapted gravity model. Findings - The positive, significant and over time increasing effect of the Internet on food industry exports confirm that the Internet reduces market-specific entry costs for food industry exports. The significant positive effect pertained to the Internet is found in the importing countries. The significant positive effects on food industry exports are found for the country's economic size and bilateral common features and proximities. The Internet mitigates the countries proximities, but increased the distance between the countries. Originality/value - The empirical contribution to the research of new connections made with the key elements of trade theory with focus on the effect of the Internet on food industry trade.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3471831
The paper analyses the quality differentiation in Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC-14) and European Union (EU-15) using panel regressions. The hypotheses are based on supply-side factor endowment and economic geography, and demand-side level of economic development variables. The analysed is price-quality exporter specialization. The panel regression analysis confirms that the CEEC-14 quality differentiation on the EU-15 markets is explained by comparative advantages from the relative factor endowment.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3844311
Economic efficiency is positively associated with expenditures on research and development (R&D) and a greater technological intensity of exports, while at the same time the economic efficiency of R&D expenditures and technological intensity of exports reduce the energy intensity consumption of the economy. The technological intensity of products reduces energy consumption.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3985879
This paper provides a model to measure the effect of broadband availability on economic growth. The effect of the broadband availability-related variables on economic growth is analyzed by using cross-country panel data over the years 1998-2009. The improved access channels per inhabitant and gross capital growth (investment) play a positive and significant role in the per-capita gross domestic product growth. Labour productivity growth has encouraged economic growth positively. The conceptual-empirical value to the research of new connections made using the key elements of economic growth theory with focus on the effect of the broadband availability, main macroeconomic and economic openness variables on economic growth.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1024467284