Competitive advantages of Ukrainian border regions under the conditions of European integration processes

IF 0.7 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Eastern Journal of European Studies Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.47743/ejes-2021-0216

K. Prytula, Florentina Chirodea, A. Maksymenko

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Abstract

Trade liberalisation and intensification of European integration processes are important factors that influence economic development of Ukrainian border regions. This paper presents a methodological approach to assessing the competitive advantages of border regions under integration prospects into global value chains. The proposed approach takes into account the framework of world indices of competitiveness and investment attractiveness, peculiarities of border regions, modern trends in world economic processes. The integral index of competitiveness of these regions has been calculated. It is substantiated that the border regions’ economy is in the process of transformation and its development is increasingly determined by innovations and efficiency. Integration of their economy into value chains by processing toll raw materials and its subsequent export determines its place in global production networks with the lowest share of value added. Consequently, low wages and border location today still remain the determining factors in shaping of border regions’ competitive advantages.

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Eastern Journal of European Studies AREA STUDIES-

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1.30

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16.70%

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审稿时长

10 weeks

期刊介绍： The Eastern Journal of European Studies (EJES) seeks to provide a forum for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogue between ideas, and a framework for theoretical and empirical analyses covering major topics in European studies: European history, politics, European economy and European policies, EU community law, European culture and society. EJES encourages studies focusing on Central and Eastern Europe (including Eastern Neighbourhood) in order to better understand its transformations induced by the integration process and to address its specific challenges by supporting scientific debates on the general European theory and practice. Furthermore, the editorial board regularly invites distinguished guest editors to coordinate thematic issues.