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How Much Restructuring did the Transition Countries Experience? Evidence from Quality of their Exports

Yener Kandogan
2004 Social Science Research Network  

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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 CEEC and CIS exports in different manufacturing sectors during
more » ... 999 are analyzed. Although CEEC are in a significantly better position than CIS due to Europe Agreements, there is still large number of products with structural problems in CEEC. Insufficient FDI, the OPT in the Europe Agreements, and not fully exploited human capital are suggested as possible factors. JEL Classification: F14, F15, O19, P27
doi:10.2139/ssrn.488782 fatcat:gycxdm6aqjgd3cwcgsm6a3t53y
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Yener Kandogan. "How Much Restructuring did the Transition Countries Experience? Evidence from Quality of their Exports." Social Science Research Network (2004)