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INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY .......................................................................... 4
1. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF EUROPE AGREEMENTS AND EUROMED FTAS ...................6
1.1. Europe Agreements, BAFTA and CEFTA...........................................................................6
1.2. EUROMED, bilateral and Agadir Agreements...................................................................8
2. WHY TRADE LIBERALIZATION IS DIFFICULT AND FREQUENTLY DELAYED: TESTING
GROSSMAN-HELPMAN MODEL ....................................................................................................11
2.1. Testing Grossman-Helpman model for Poland.................................................................11
2.2. Testing Grossman-Helpman model for Israel...................................................................14
3. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: THE CAUSES AND ROLE OF CORRUPTION IN MPCS AND
NMS: WAYS FOR IMPROVEMENT.................................................................................................16
CHAPTER 1: ASSESSING TRADE LIBERALIZATION USING GRAVITY
MODELS....................................................................................................................... 20
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................20
THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................25
Preferential trade liberalization in Central and Eastern Europe: The EU-CEE
versus intra-CEE free trade agreements.................................................................... 28
Trade liberalization with Western Europe...............................................................................28
Trade liberalization among the CEE countries........................................................................30
Trade liberalization with other countries ................................................................................33
THE DEFINITIONS OF THE VARIABLES AND THE DATA SOURCES......................................34
EMPIRICAL RESULTS.......................................................................................................................35
Estimates for the whole CEE sample .......................................................................................36
Estimates for particular CEE countries...................................................................................40
CONCLUDING REMARKS................................................................................................................44
Assessing the impact of the EU-sponsored trade liberalization in the MENA
countries ........................................................................................................................ 45
The Euro-Mediterranean Integration Process.........................................................................45
Other agreements by MENA countries ....................................................................................48
THE DEFINITIONS OF THE VARIABLES AND THE DATA SOURCES......................................51
EMPIRICAL RESULTS.......................................................................................................................52
Estimates for the whole MENA sample....................................................................................52
Estimates for particular MPCs ................................................................................................59
CONCLUDING REMARKS................................................................................................................63
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