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Economic Integration and Intra‐Industry Trade: The EEC and CMEA Compared

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  • Zdenek Drabek
  • David Greenaway

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This paper examines the causal links between intra‐industry trade and economic integration, and considers whether these can be expected to differ systematically between customs unions involving developed market economies and those involving centrally planned economies. Intra‐industry trade is measured for members of the E. E. C. and compared with indices for various members of CMEA (as well as several non‐E. E. C. European countries). It is found that average levels of intra‐industry trade are indeed higher for E. E. C. countries and various explantations for this finding are discussed. Diese Arbeit untersucht die Kausalzusammenhänge zwischen dem intraindustriellen Aussenhandel und der wirtschaftlichen Integration. Sie erwägt, ob man erwarten kann, dass sich diese systematisch zwischen Zollvereinen einerseits in entwickelten Marktwirtschaften und andererseits in Planwirtschaften unterscheiden. Der intraindustrielle Aussenhandel wird für EG‐Mitgliedstaaten gemessen und mit Indices für verschiedene Mitgliedstaaten des COMECON verglichen (sowie auch für mehrere Nicht‐Mitgliedstaaten der EG). Es wird festgestellt, dass das durchschnittliche Niveau des intraindustriellen Aussenhandels in der Tat bei den EG‐Staaten höher liegt, und es werden verschiedene Erklärungen hierfür erörtert. Cet article traite des liens de causalité entre le commerce intraindustriel et I'intégration économique et du probleme de savoir si ces liens différent systématiquement entre les unions douaniéres des économies de marché développées et celles des économies centralement planifiées. Le commerce intraindustriel des pays membres de la CEE est évalué et les résultats sont comparés avec les indices de plusieurs membres du COMECON (ainsi qu'avec celles de quelques pays européens n'appartenant pas à la CEE). On constate en effet que la moyenne des niveaux du commerce intraindustriel des pays de la CEE est plus élevée et diverses explications quant à ces résultats sont examinées.

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  • Zdenek Drabek & David Greenaway, 1984. "Economic Integration and Intra‐Industry Trade: The EEC and CMEA Compared," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(3), pages 444-469, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:kyklos:v:37:y:1984:i:3:p:444-469
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.1984.tb00711.x
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    1. Michael Thorpe & Zhaoyang Zhang, 2005. "Study of the Measurement and Determinants of Intra‐industry Trade in East Asia," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 19(2), pages 231-247, June.
    2. Drabek, Zdenek & Laird, Sam, 2001. "Can trade policy help mobilize financial resources for economic development?," WTO Staff Working Papers ERAD-2001-02, World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division.
    3. Bojnec, Štefan & Hartmann, Monika, 2004. "Agricultural and food trade in Central and Eastern Europe: the case of Slovenian intra-industry trade," IAMO Discussion Papers 65, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO).
    4. Hart, Tracy & McDonald, Bradley J., 1992. "Intra-Industry Trade Indexes for Canada, Mexico, and the United States, 1962-87," Staff Reports 278619, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    5. repec:zbw:iamodp:92027 is not listed on IDEAS
    6. Jing Wang, 2009. "The analysis of intra-industry trade on agricultural products of China," Frontiers of Economics in China, Springer;Higher Education Press, vol. 4(1), pages 62-75, March.

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