@techreport{Langhammer1995Trade,
abstract = {This paper analyses the causes of the precipitous fall in trade among the
twelve CIS countries since 1990; points out the implications for industrial
restructuring; and discusses the policy options for regional reintegration.
The main finding is that the decline in intra-C!S trade was initiated by the
institutional void left by the collapse of the central planning system.
However, the high volume of trade among the former Soviet republics
reflected largely their isolation from the rest of the world economy, as well
as other policy-induced distortions. Therefore, if market-oriented
economic reforms in the CIS countries are successful, intra-CIS trade
flows will remain substantially smaller than during the Soviet period.},
address = {Kiel},
author = {Rolf J. Langhammer and Matthias L\"{u}cke},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {F14; F15; 330; Commonwealth of Independent States; regional integration; intra-regional trade; industrial restructuring},
language = {eng},
number = {708},
publisher = {Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)},
title = {Trade among the Post-Soviet states : evolution and policy issues},
type = {Kiel Working Papers},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/852},
year = {1995}
}
