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Integration of CEECs into EU Market: Structural Change and Convergence

The central and eastern European countries (CEECs) have gone through a dramatic process of industrial restructuring in which the Europe Agreements have played a major role. Using detailed statistics, we analyse the transformation of CEECs' export structures and whether it led to structural conv...

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Published in:Journal of common market studies 2007-09, Vol.45 (3), p.611-632
Main Authors: CRESPO, NUNO, FONTOURA, MARIA PAULA
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Language:English
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Summary:The central and eastern European countries (CEECs) have gone through a dramatic process of industrial restructuring in which the Europe Agreements have played a major role. Using detailed statistics, we analyse the transformation of CEECs' export structures and whether it led to structural convergence with the remaining EU members. We also analyse structural transformation within sectors in terms of quality ranges. The results show that, in general terms, CEECs have converged both at inter‐ and intra‐sectoral levels towards pre‐existing European Union (EU) members. We discuss whether further restructuring and relocation of CEECs' industrial patterns are probable in the aftermath of EU membership.
ISSN:0021-9886
1468-5965
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-5965.2007.00726.x