Trade Policies and Lithuania's Reintegration Into the Global Economy [electronic resource] / Peter Cornelius.
Material type: TextSeries: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 95/138Publication details: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995Description: 1 online resource (50 p.)ISBN: 1451929978 :ISSN: 1018-5941Subject(s): Foreign Trade | Free Trade Agreements | Free Trade | Trade Shock | World Market | LithuaniaAdditional physical formats: Print Version:: Trade Policies and Lithuania's Reintegration Into the Global EconomyOnline resources: IMF e-Library | IMF Book Store Abstract: The reintegration into the world economy has been an integral part of Lithuania's transformation process. Trade policy reform has been assigned a key role, aiming at opening up the economy and redirecting foreign trade. This paper (i) analyzes the trade shock following the dissolution of the former Soviet Union; (ii) studies the political economy of trade reforms; (iii) evaluates Lithuania's attempts to gain greater access to Western markets, in particular the European Union; and (iv) reviews the empirical evidence on redirecting foreign trade.The reintegration into the world economy has been an integral part of Lithuania's transformation process. Trade policy reform has been assigned a key role, aiming at opening up the economy and redirecting foreign trade. This paper (i) analyzes the trade shock following the dissolution of the former Soviet Union; (ii) studies the political economy of trade reforms; (iii) evaluates Lithuania's attempts to gain greater access to Western markets, in particular the European Union; and (iv) reviews the empirical evidence on redirecting foreign trade.
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