Georgia's Convergence with the European Union: Export Challenges
Georgia's Convergence with the European Union: Export Challenges

Author(s): Nino Papachashvili, Tamta Mikaberidze, Marine Tavartkiladze
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: trade policy; institutional distance; regional integration; EU-Georgia trade; DCFTA
Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to identify Georgia's export challenges in the context of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) and to present the theoretical findings for the assessment the results of the Georgia’s convergence to the EU under the free trade conditions. In order to assess its impact on export, the paper provides a comparative analysis of the results of the sociological survey of Georgian exporters conducted in 2016 and 2022 and also, an experimental study on the impact of institutional distance on export. Among the important findings are: exporters with more than 5 years of experience (mostly considering sanitary and phytosanitary standards) were positively affected by institutional proximity and export flows are in positive correlation with the state effectiveness (according to the WGI) in partner countries.

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