Trade Policies and Integration of the Western Balkans

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Based on a newly constructed multi-country input-output table including all European countries, we estimate the economic effects of the EU accession countries entering the 'Stabilisation and Association Agreement' (SAA) with the EU and the potential effects of joining the European Single Market applying a structural gravity framework. The results point towards strong positive effects on trade for the SAA countries, but only small effects for the EU Member States. Conducting a counterfactual analysis, the paper gives an indication of the magnitude of the positive impacts on GDP for these countries. In addition, a detailed industry breakdown of these effects is provided.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: wiiw Working Paper ; No. 148

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Quantitative Policy Modeling ; Large Data Sets: Modeling and Analysis ; Input-Output Models ; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations ; Empirical Studies of Trade ; Economic Integration ; Trade: Forecasting and Simulation
• Subject: structural gravity ; modelling ; EU accession ; Western Balkans ; multi-country input-output table

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Reiter, Oliver ; Stehrer, Robert
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)
• (where): Vienna
• (when): 2018

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/204013
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET