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Liberalization of Trade with the EFTA Countries: Some Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina - La liberalizzazione del commercio con i paesi dell’ EFTA: evidenze dalla Bosnia e Herzegovina

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  • Safet KURTOVIC

    (Faculty of Management and Business Economics, University of Travnik)

  • Blerim HALILI

    (College Pjeter Budi, Department Customs and Freight)

  • Nehat MAXHUNI

    (College Biznesi, Department of Economics)

  • Sead TALOVIC

    (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Abstract

This paper's main objective is to study the effect of the liberalization of trade with EFTA countries on trade balance of B&H. It analyzes the time series data for the period 200532014. Our theoretical framework includes the gravity mode l and the econometric technique system of simultaneous equations: Three3Stage Least Squares. The research results show that the liberalization of trade with the EFTA countries has led to an increase of trade flows; however, it has not resulted in a significant convergence in ex ports and imports i.e. in an equable trade balance. We have concluded that the increase in exp ort from B&H to the EFTA countries is positively affected by the consumer price index, po pulation, signed bilateral agreements and geographical distance between the EFTA countries, w hile the reduction in import of products to B&H is positively affected by signed bilateral agre ements with the EFTA countries. Finally, we have found that the reduction in B&H trade deficit is positively affected by reduced gross domestic product (GDP) of B&H. In the case of other analyzed independent variables affecting trade balance, no positive effects have been regist ered. - Scopo di questo studio è quello di esaminare l’effe tto della liberalizzazione del commercio con l’area EFTA sulla bilancia dei pagamenti della Bosn ia e Herzegovina. A questo fine si analizzano i dati di serie temporali per il periodo 200532014. I l nostro modello teorico include il modello gravitazionale e un sistema di equazioni simultanee (minimi quadrati a tre strati). La ricerca ha evidenziato che la liberalizzazione del commercio c on i paesi dell’area EFTA ha prodotto un incremento dei flussi commerciali, sebbene non ne s ia risultata una convergenza significativa dei flussi di importazione ed esportazione, cioè un a situazione di equilibrio commerciale. La conclusione pertanto è che l’incremento delle es portazioni dalla Bosnia e Herzegovina verso i paesi EFTA è positivamente influenzato dall’indice dei prezzi al consumo, dalla popolazione, dagli accordi bilatelari e dalla distanza geografic a da questi paesi, mentre la riduzione delle importazioni di prodotti da parte della Bosnia e He rzegovina è positivamente influenzata dagli accordi bilaterali con i paesi EFTA. Infine si è ri levato che la riduzione del disavanzo commerciale della Bosnia e Herzegovina è positivame nte influenzato dalla diminuzione del suo PIL. Nel caso si prendano in esame altre variabili che influenzano la bilancia commerciale, non vi sono evidenze di significativi effetti positivi.

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  • Safet KURTOVIC & Blerim HALILI & Nehat MAXHUNI & Sead TALOVIC, 2016. "Liberalization of Trade with the EFTA Countries: Some Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina - La liberalizzazione del commercio con i paesi dell’ EFTA: evidenze dalla Bosnia e Herzegovina," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 69(3), pages 213-232.
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    Keywords

    Trade Agreements; Liberalization; Trade; Export; Import; Trade Balance;
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    JEL classification:

    • F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration

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