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Competitiveness of CESEE EU Member States: recent trends and prospects

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This short study gives a comprehensive overview of the competitive strengths and weaknesses of the 11 Central, Eastern and Southeastern European (CESEE) EU Member States over the period from 2000 to 2014. It reviews traditional measures such as market share and price developments as well as indicators reflecting non-price competitiveness and the influence of integrated production networks. While the CESEE countries have shown impressive improvements in their competitiveness over the review period, some of these gains are clearly associated with processing high-quality inputs, the transfer of technological and managerial know-how within international production networks and the participation in potent marketing and distribution networks. However, the CESEE countries continue to lag behind Western Europe with respect to infrastructure, institutions and innovation.

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  • Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald & Josef Schreiner & Julia Wörz, 2017. "Competitiveness of CESEE EU Member States: recent trends and prospects," Focus on European Economic Integration, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank), issue Q3/17, pages 31-41.
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    1. Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald & Josef Schreiner, 2018. "Restarting real economic convergence in CESEE," Focus on European Economic Integration, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank), issue Q3-18, pages 10-23.

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    competitiveness; international production networks; CESEE;
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
    • P52 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies

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