Economic integration and manufacturing location in EU accession countries

Simonetta Longhi, Peter Nijkamp and Iulia Traistaru
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Iulia Siedschlag ()

No 3, Serie Research Memoranda from VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics

Abstract: This paper investigates patterns of manufacturing location in the context of increased economie integration in Central and East European countries. Using regional data for the period 1990-1999, we identify and compare patterns and determinants of manufacturing location in five European Union (EU) accession countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. Our research results suggest that, in these countries, regional relocation of industries has taken place, leading in Bulgaria and Romania to increasing regional specialization. However, regional specialization has not changed significantly in Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. We find empirical evidence indicating that both factor endowments and geographic proximity to large markets determine the location of manufacturing in EU accession countries.

Keywords: Economic integration; Manufacturing specialization; Geographical concentration of industries; EU accession countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 P52 R11 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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