Changes in the competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry

The aim of this research is to analyse the position and detecte competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry in foreign exchange trading. The methodology of this research is based on the application of indices of openness to foreign trade and detected competitive advantages, as well as...

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Main Authors: Tomislav Galović, Ljerka Cerović, Heri Bezić
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Faculty of Economics University of Rijeka 2011-12-01
Series:Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu
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Online Access:http://webtest.efri.hr/sites/efri.hr/files/cr-collections/2/29-2-bezic.pdf
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Ljerka Cerović
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description The aim of this research is to analyse the position and detecte competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry in foreign exchange trading. The methodology of this research is based on the application of indices of openness to foreign trade and detected competitive advantages, as well as the complete analysis of the manufacturing industry structure of the Republic of Croatia. In order to analyse the competitive advantages of the manufacturing industry in the Republic of Croatia the following quantitative methods were used: Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), as a method for detecting comparative advantages of exporting goods of some countries, Export Competitiveness Indices (XS), as a method for measuring export competitiveness of the observed countries, Export Specialization Index (ES), as a method for comparing export activities of the manufacturing industry in the Republic of Croatia and the European Union, and the Relative Trade Advantage Index (RTA) that incorporates the RCA and the RMA indices. The main results of the research indicate competitive advantages detected by measuring, evaluation of the Croatian manufacturing industry particularly on foreign markets, recommendations and proposals in order to reach a higher level of export competitiveness. The main conclusion of this research is that there is a need to establish prerequisites and to define measures for structural changes in the Croatian manufacturing industry.Key words: JEL classification: O18, O12, F18, R11
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spelling doaj.art-a6fa9bd6053e4a0d8e8bd9c46cc6e4a72022-12-22T01:30:33ZdeuFaculty of Economics University of RijekaZbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu1331-80042011-12-01292465487Changes in the competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industryTomislav GalovićLjerka CerovićHeri BezićThe aim of this research is to analyse the position and detecte competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry in foreign exchange trading. The methodology of this research is based on the application of indices of openness to foreign trade and detected competitive advantages, as well as the complete analysis of the manufacturing industry structure of the Republic of Croatia. In order to analyse the competitive advantages of the manufacturing industry in the Republic of Croatia the following quantitative methods were used: Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), as a method for detecting comparative advantages of exporting goods of some countries, Export Competitiveness Indices (XS), as a method for measuring export competitiveness of the observed countries, Export Specialization Index (ES), as a method for comparing export activities of the manufacturing industry in the Republic of Croatia and the European Union, and the Relative Trade Advantage Index (RTA) that incorporates the RCA and the RMA indices. The main results of the research indicate competitive advantages detected by measuring, evaluation of the Croatian manufacturing industry particularly on foreign markets, recommendations and proposals in order to reach a higher level of export competitiveness. The main conclusion of this research is that there is a need to establish prerequisites and to define measures for structural changes in the Croatian manufacturing industry.Key words: JEL classification: O18, O12, F18, R11webtest.efri.hr/sites/efri.hr/files/cr-collections/2/29-2-bezic.pdfManufacturing industryComparative advantagesExport competitivenessForeign exchange trade
spellingShingle Tomislav Galović
Ljerka Cerović
Heri Bezić
Changes in the competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry
Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu
Manufacturing industry
Comparative advantages
Export competitiveness
Foreign exchange trade
title Changes in the competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry
title_full Changes in the competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry
title_fullStr Changes in the competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry
title_full_unstemmed Changes in the competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry
title_short Changes in the competitive advantages of Croatia’s manufacturing industry
title_sort changes in the competitive advantages of croatia s manufacturing industry
topic Manufacturing industry
Comparative advantages
Export competitiveness
Foreign exchange trade
url http://webtest.efri.hr/sites/efri.hr/files/cr-collections/2/29-2-bezic.pdf
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