The Formation of Russian Agrarian Trade Structure: Inter-industry vs. Intra-industry Trade Activities

Natalia Ishchukova and Lubos Smutka
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Natalia Ishchukova: Department of Economics, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha 6-Suchdol, Czech Republic

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2014, vol. 62, issue 6, 1293-1299

Abstract: The paper is focused on specialization of Russia's foreign trade in agrarian products and foodstuffs in terms of inter-industry and intra-industry trade. The main objective of this study is to analyse the extent of intra-industry trade in Russia's foreign trade in agricultural products and to identify significant changes in trade patterns at the industry level over the transformation period (1996-2012).The results coming from individual conducted analyses provide a systematic decomposition of Russia's foreign trade into three trade types: inter-industry, intra-industry in horizontally and vertically differentiated products. Inter-industry type of trade dominates in Russian foreign trade in agricultural and food products and accounts for about a third of total trade flows. The analysis revealed significant differences in the intensity of intra-industry trade, depending on geographic region. The lowest level of intra-industry trade is observed in relation to Africa and South America, the highest - in relation to CIS countries. There were also found some trends, including the expanding intra-industry trade in relation to the CIS countries, as well as a decrease in relation to Asian and EU countries.

Keywords: Russian Federation; agrarian and foodstuff products and trade; inter-industry trade; vertical and horizontal intra-industry trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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