IMF Staff Country Reports

Czech Republic, Republic of Estonia, Hungary, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Republic of Poland, Slovak Republic, and Republic of Slovenia: Export Structure and Credit Growth

Publication Date:

November 22, 2006

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Of the new members entering the European Union (EU) in May 2004, several had achieved a decade of impressive export growth, expanding significantly their shares of world markets. The empirical analysis shows that over the period 1994–2004, quality and technology upgrading associated with the structural transformation were, indeed, also associated with increased market share. Several bivariate relationships to motivate an empirical framework for analyzing the evolution of market shares are ascribed. It gives the basic regressions explaining the changes in market shares for 58 countries.

Series:

Country Report No. 2006/414

Subject:

Bank credit Bank soundness Banking Credit Financial institutions Financial sector policy and analysis Financial services Loans Money Real interest rates