AN ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND SPAIN AFTER THE EUROPEAN UNION´S INTEGRATION Cover Image

AN ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND SPAIN AFTER THE EUROPEAN UNION´S INTEGRATION
AN ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND SPAIN AFTER THE EUROPEAN UNION´S INTEGRATION

Author(s): Aurimas Rudžionis, Antonio Mihi-Ramírez, María del Mar HOLGADO-MOLINA
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Mykolas Romeris University
Keywords: trade integration, intra-industry trade, comparative advantages

Summary/Abstract: The commercial relations between European Union and Lithuania has been intensified significantly due to the integration process. This article analyzes the commercial impact of trade barriers removal in Lithuania for its commercial partners, especially in the case of Spain and its European competitors. A comparative analysis of the evolution and singularities of the Spanish´s import/export flows to Lithuania from 2000 to 2013 revealed that the international trade between both countries became more active, growing and diverse because of different comparative advantages. Even if the rest of European countries keep a bigger share market, there is no foreseeable risk of trade diversion to the detriment of Spanish products.

  • Issue Year: 8/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 66-77
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English