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Productivity Effect of Accessing the EU: Case of Bulgaria and Romania

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  • Vojtěch Olbrecht

    (Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic)

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The article deals with the impact that the EU enlargement had on productivity of firms in accessing countries, particularly Romania and Bulgaria that accessed EU in 2007. Microeconomic data suggest that the impact of accession itself can be negative in a short run in case of countries that received promised benefits in disintegrated manner and also experienced problems with obliging requirements of EU accession that resulted in negative measures taken. The negative short run effect can hinder the benefits in the euphoria following the accession and therefore could be considered as part of accession process in certain situations.

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  • Vojtěch Olbrecht, 2018. "Productivity Effect of Accessing the EU: Case of Bulgaria and Romania," European Journal of Business Science and Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics, vol. 4(1), pages 48-55.
    • Handle: RePEc:men:journl:v:4:y:2018:i:1:p:48-55
    DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.v4i1.116
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    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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