Enhancing Regional Trade Integration in Southeast Europe

Borko Handjiski

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The countries of the Southeast Europe region have the common objective of joining the European Union (EU). To achieve this goal, these countries have pursued closer integration with the EU and with each other, including signing the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). CEFTA aims to fully liberalize trade in the region and work toward greater cooperation in a number of trade-related areas, such as investment, services, public procurement, and intellectual property rights. This paper aims to help policy makers in Southeast Europe assess the impact of the recently introduced trade policy measures, and proposes actions that could complement these measures and help achieve greater regional trade integration. The paper considers intra-regional trade flows and the remaining nontariff barriers to trade, the benefits of allowing free movement of skilled labor in the region, and how adopting the EU's Common External Tariff could prevent trade diversion.

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• Publié par: world-bank-publications
• Publié le: 29 janvier 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 18
• EAN13: 9780821382660
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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WORLD BANK WORKING PAPER NO. 185
Enhancing Regional Trade
Integration in Southeast Europe
Borko Handjiski
Robert Lucas
Philip Martin
Selen Sarisoy Guerin
THE WORLD BANKWORLD BANK WORKING PAPER NO. 185
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Contents
Acknowledgments.................................................................................................................vii
Foreword.................................................................................................................................viii
Acronymsndbbr eviations.................................................................................................x
Executiveummary ............................................................................................................. ....xii
Part:volutionfntraegionalrade noutheasturope:heolef
CEFTAornhancingegional radentegration...............................................1
Abstract.................2
1.ntroduction .............3
2.radeatternsn theEEegion.......................................................................................5
Patternsndtructuref Tradelowsn SEE................................................................ 7
Decompositionfntraegional rade......................................................................... 11
Intraversusnter industryrade ..................................................................................15
Qualityforeignradetatistics orhe Region.......................................................18
3.heolefradeegulations,rade elatedusinessnvironment,nd
Rulesfriginnradexpansion ndntegr ation................................................22
Technicalegulationsnd Standards............................................................................22
Tradeelatedusinessnvir onment29
Costndualityf Tradeogistics ............................................................................... 35
Rulesf Origin..................................................................................................................38
4.owreirmseactingoegional radentegrat ion?............................................41
Theasefg rokor.........................................................................................................4 1r celorMittal................................................................................................42
5.onclusionsndeco mmendations................................................................................44
Annexes.....................................................................................................................................46
Annex.A.radetructureyS roductategory in007.................................46
Annex.B.radetructureyS roductategory n008..................................48
Annex.C.etxportsoEFT A,heopndottomive HSigitroductsn
2008..............................................................................................................................50
Annex.D.escriptionf digitSategories .......................................................... 51
PartI:aborobility noutheasturope.........................................................53
Abstract.....................................................................................................................................54
6.ntroduction............................................................................................................... ...........55
7.EFTA:he etting......................................................................................................... ...56
Populationndab ororce ............................................................................................56
Economicrowthnd mployment ..............................................................................58
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Migrationatt erns............................................................................................................61
Theiaspora .................................................................................................................. ...64
Migrants’ducation Levels.............................................................................................64
Migranttocksnhe CEFTAountries ........................................................................66
Irregularig ration...........................................................................................................68
Remittances................................................................................................................... .....69
8.aborobility rovisionsnreerade Agreements.................................................71
Asiaacificconomic ooperationAPEC ).................................................................71
ASEANreeraderea AFTA)...................................................................................72
Caribbeanommunit yCARICOM)..............................................................................72
Eastfricaommunity (EAC)........................................................................................74
Mercadoomunel SurMercosur) .............................................................................75
Northmericanreerade AgreementNAFTA) ...................................................... 76
Europeannion EU).......................................................................................................76
LessonsromLaborMobility ProvisionsfTAs ........................................................ 79
9.heenefitsandosts) faborobilityr ovisions...............................................83
Overallroduction androductivity 83
Theistributionfenefits ndosts .......................................................................... 84
TheransitionoUeq uirements...............................................................................86
10.mplementingobi litynEFTA ................................................................................. 87
Migrationanagement:lignmentith heU......................................................... 87
Informalconomiesndork ermits.........................................................................89
Credentialecognition,ocialecurity, therssues.................................................90
11.onclusions ............................................................................................................... .........92
PartII :Thempactfstablishingirtualustomsnionetween
Southeasturopendhe uropeannion .......................................................... 95
Abstract.....................................................................................................................................96
12.ntroduction.............................................................................................................. ..........97
13.ustomsnionersusa irtualustoms nion........................................