Trade integration and Croatian accession to the European Union

Abstract: This paper assesses the trade criteria for EU membership and the extent to which Croatia fulfills those criteria. The relationship between trade criteria and the economic ability to pursue EU accession is discussed and a gravity model of Croatian trade is constructed in order to measure the level of trade diversification achieved in an objective manner. Significant trade biases towards the former Yugoslav republics are found as well as an emerging bias in imports from Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC). Moreover, the process of trade liberalization that was promoted recently did in general not significantly contribute to trade diversification towards countries with which preferential trade agreements had recently been concluded, rather reinforced existing biases, although there are some differences between export and import flows. In order to mitigate the consequences of delays in the integration processes, reduce long-term costs of trade restructuring and encourage the

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 61-84 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet ; In: Ott, Katarina (Hg.): Croatian Accession to the European Union. Vol. 3, Facing the challenges of negotiations. 2005. S. 61-84. ISBN 953-6047-58-6

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Zagreb
• (when): 2005
• Creator: Šošic, Vedran ; Vujcic, Boris
• Contributor: Ott, Katarina ; Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Kroatien

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-61393
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:57 PM CET