Kosovo–EU trade relations: a dynamic panel poisson approach

Petrit Gashi; Mehtap Hisarciklilar; Geoffrey Pugh

doi:10.1080/00036846.2016.1245836

Kosovo–EU trade relations: a dynamic panel poisson approach

Petrit Gashi, Mehtap Hisarciklilar, Geoffrey Pugh

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Abstract

To inform policymaking following trade liberalization between Kosovo and the EU within the framework of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), we specify a gravity model to investigate Kosovo’s trade in goods with 28 EU countries over the period 2005–2013. We reconcile competing methodological requirements by using a dynamic Poisson approach to estimation. Together, persistent trade patterns and an unfavourable combination of demand and supply elasticities suggest that trade liberalization in isolation is not sufficient to promote exports but may need to be incorporated within a wider policy and institutional framework. In addition, our findings suggest that trade costs should be a particular focus for policy: distance has a big negative influence on Kosovo’s exports to EU countries; while diaspora communities promote Kosovo’s exports to EU markets, most likely because they offset trade costs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2642-2654
Number of pages	13
Journal	Applied Economics
Volume	49
Issue number	27
Early online date	3 Nov 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2016.1245836
Publication status	Published - 9 Jun 2017
Externally published	Yes

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in
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Keywords

Diaspora
Dynamic Poisson estimation
Gravity model
Kosovo-EU trade

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Economics and Econometrics

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