2019/06/09 by Bojan Matkovski, Branimir Kalaš, Stanislav Zekić +1
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Global Trade and Competitiveness #Global trade and economics #Regional Development and Management Studies
paper · doi:10.1177/0030727019854770
crossref issued 2019/06/09 · crossref published 2019/06/09 · crossref published-online 2019/06/09 · openalex publication_date 2019/06/09 · crossref created 2019/06/09 · crossref published-print 2019/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref deposited 2026/05/01 · crossref indexed 2026/07/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
The purpose of this article is to determine the level of competitiveness of agri-food products in South East European (SEE) countries within the processes of European Union (EU) and regional integration as well as to find the factors that determine agri-food competitiveness. This article uses the revealed comparative advantages (RCAs) index to find the level of comparative advantage of agri-food products. Additionally, a model for identifying the determinants of the SEE agri-food comparative advantage was constructed and estimated. The results show that all SEE countries (except for Albania) have comparative advantages in the agri-food sector as part of the global market. Also, the estimation of the model shows that partial productivities in agriculture have a positive impact on comparative advantage while gross domestic product (GDP) per capita has a negative impact. This article makes a useful review of competitiveness of agri-food sector in SEE countries and determines which factors are significant for an RCA index. This is essential for policymakers to identify what determinants improve or degrade competitiveness of the agri-food sector in SEE countries.