Openness And The EU Does Candidacy to the EU Increase a Nation’s Trade Openness? By: Constantine Petallides
What is Trade Openness? (Imports + Exports)/GDP More Business = Stronger and More Stable Economy
Why Does the EU Care? Copenhagen Criteria: Existence of a functioning market economy and the capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union. 1 $$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$ – Fewer tariff walls and “Four Freedoms” Everyone Wins! 1 Europa – Glossary – Accession Criteria (Copenhagen Criteria),
Methodology Penn World Tables used to generate dataset Observe other variables in relation to Trade Openness
The Data country country isocodeyearPPPrgdplrgdpchopenkCandidate Average Openness CandidateMember Average Openness Mamber AustriaAUT AustriaAUT AustriaAUT AustriaAUT AustriaAUT AustriaAUT AustriaAUT AustriaAUT AustriaAUT AustriaAUT AustriaAUT Note: All tables and graphs are author created based on this dataset
The Data (Post-Mental Breakdown)
YearEU StatusGDPTrade Openess 91Unaffiliated Candidate Candidate Candidate Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Case Example: Finland
YearEU StatusGDPTrade Openess 98Unaffiliated Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate Unobservable Factors: Turkey
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