Competitiveness of the Baltic States in International High-Technology Goods Trade

Krzysztof Falkowski

doi:10.2478/cer-2018-0002

Autor

Krzysztof Falkowski Warsaw School of Economics, World Economy Research Institute, Collegium of World Economy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/cer-2018-0002

Słowa kluczowe:

konkurencyjność międzynarodowa, ujawnione przewagi komparatywne (RCA), towary high tech, kraje bałtyckie, Estonia, Litwa, Łotwa

Abstrakt

Celem artykułu jest ocena poziomu międzynarodowej konkurencyjności krajów bałtyckich (Estonii, Łotwy, Litwy) w handlu towarami o wysokim stopniu zaawansowania technologicznego. W tym celu zastosowano metodę analizy ujawnionych przewag komparatywnych B. Balassy. Z dokonanej pogłębionej analizy kształtowania się ujawnionych przewag kom paratywnych (RCA) w eksporcie poszczególnych krajów bałtyckich w latach 1997–2014, wynika, iż charakteryzuje je stosunkowo niski poziom międzynarodowej konkurencyjności w tym zakresie, czego bezpośrednią konsekwencją jest rosnący ujemny bilans handlowy w handlu towarami high-tech. Dowiedziono, iż w analizowanym okresie Litwa nie posiadała żadnych przewag komparatywnych w handlu towarami z grupy towarów high-tech, zaś liczba tych przewag w odniesieniu do Estonii oraz Łotwy była stosunkowo niewielka. Niemniej jednak spośród trzech krajów bałtyckich najwyższą konkurencyjnością w tym zakresie charakteryzuje się Estonia, aczkolwiek w przypadku Łotwy widoczny jest progres w tym zakresie w ostatnich latach. Swoistym outsiderem zaś jest Litwa, która nie dość, iż charakteryzuje się najniższymi wartościami wskaźnika RCA, to dodatkowo w analizowanym okresie nie odnotowała żadnej poprawy w tym zakresie.

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