The International Competitiveness of Industries in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland

Gordon Hughes () and Paul Hare ()

Oxford Economic Papers, 1994, vol. 46, issue 2, 200-221

Abstract: This paper develops a methodology that makes it possible to rank industrial branches in Eastern Europe according to various measures of competitiveness, removing the effects of existing distortions. World market prices are used to revalue inputs and outputs, and measures of social profitability are estimated for Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland; these measures apply to the short run (based on value added), the medium run (with allowance for shadow labor costs), and the long run (with allowance for shadow costs of labor and capital). The resulting indicators provide a useful starting point for discussions of industrial and trade policy. Copyright 1994 by Royal Economic Society.

Date: 1994
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