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The authors estimate gravity models using a large panel of bilateral trade flows across 61 countries between 1980 and 2003, which are applied as a benchmark for the integration of Central and South Eastern European countries with the euro area. They show that a careful examination of the fixed effects of the model is crucial for the proper interpretation of the results. The results suggest that trade integration between most new EU member states and the euro area is already relatively advanced, while the remaining Central and Eastern European countries have significant scope to strengthen trade links with the euro area. Copyright � 2008 The Authors. Journal compilation � 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
The rapid integration of the transition countries of Central and South Eastern Europe with the euro area is one of the most striking developments that affected trade flows in Europe over the past decade. The aim of this paper is to analyse the factors behind this quick integration and to gauge whether this pattern is likely to continue or to slow down in the coming years. For that purpose, we estimate a large gravity model. Furthermore, the issues related to the interpretation of fixed effects are discussed. Overall, the gravity model successfully explains the trade patterns observed in the past ten years. Although our results require a cautious interpretation, they suggest that trade integration between the largest Central and Eastern European countries and the euro area is already relatively advanced, while these countries still have scope to strengthen their trade links with countries in many other parts of the world. Thus, we conclude that market shares of these countries in the euro area are likely to stabilise soon. For the South Eastern European countries, by contrast, there is still ample scope to integrate more into the world economy.JEL: C23, F15, F14.
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