Naslov
THE MAIN FEATURES AND COMPETITIVENESS OF CROATIAN EXPORTS TO THE EU MARKET

Autori
Galinec, Davor ; Jurlin, Krešimir ; Jakelić, Diana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSITION AND ACCESSION TO THE EU / Kandžija, Vinko ; Kumar, Andrej - Ljubljana, 2004, 321-338

ISBN
961-240-004-0

Skup
IV. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ECONOMIC SYSTEM OF EUROPEAN UNION AND ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 09.05.2003. - 10.05.2003

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
exports; competitiveness; market access; association agreements

Sažetak
Due to the small domestic market, exports are essential for the economic growth and development of Croatia. Given that the EU comprises the most important market for the Croatian economy and that Croatia is on accession path to join EU, the topic of this research is seen as being of vital importance at this time. The goal of this research is to consider in detail the dynamics of Croatian foreign trade in order to identify changes that took place over the last ten years, as well as the dynamics of factors which cause the current state of (non-) competitiveness of the Croatian export-oriented economy. Using the EU COMEXT data base and data on Croatian foreign trade, price competitiveness and market share data were evaluated as were import and export ratios and indexes of competitive advantages for most typical groups of export products. The first general conclusion from our examination is that the growth rate of imports from the extra-EU region has been much greater than the growth of general economic activity in both Germany and Italy between the years 1993 and 2001. A second general conclusion is that Croatia has been far less able to satisfy these market demands than the countries of CE, SEE, and China. As a consequence, the Croatian market share of goods has fallen in both countries, particularly in Germany (from 0, 5% in 1995 to 0, 27 in 2000). Third, Croatian products command a relatively high price in the German and Italian markets, although this price premium is declining in both. The Kaldor paradox is working, but in reverse, as Croatia simultaneously lost market share and price premiums.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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