Trade Liberalization Strategies : What Could South Eastern Europe Learn From Cefta and Bfta? /

This paper explores the effectiveness of the Central European Free Trade Area (CEFTA) and the Baltic Free Trade Area (BFTA). Estimates from a gravity model and bilateral trade data support the view that both CEFTA and BFTA helped expand regional trade and limit the emergence of a "hub-and-spoke...

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Glavni avtor: Adam, Antonis
Drugi avtorji: Kosma, Theodora, McHugh, James
Format: Revija
Jezik:English
Izdano: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Serija:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/239
Online dostop:Full text available on IMF
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