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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797385903321

Autore

Aprahamian Arabela

Titolo

Smart specialization in Croatia : inouts from trade, innovation, and productivity analysis / / Arabela Aprahamian, Paulo Guilherme Correa, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2015]

ISBN

1-4648-0459-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 155 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Directions in development, countries and regions.

Disciplina

330.94972

Soggetti

Croatia Economic policy

Croatia Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Chapter 1 Introduction; Background; Figures; Figure 1.1 Croatian GDP per Capita and Growth Rates; Aim and Structure of the Report; Note; Figure 1.2 Structure of the Report's Analysis; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Smart Specialization; Smart Specialization: The Main Concepts; Smart Specialization: Incomplete Information and the Political Economy of Lobbying; Figure 2.1 Access to Information, Risk Level, and Policy Making; Operationalizing Smart Specialization: Access to Information; Figure 2.2  RIS3-A Simplified Typology

Smart Specialization: Implications Table 2.1 Examples of RIS3 Identification Stage; Figure 2.3 Examples of RIS3 Experimentation and Adaptation Stage; Tables; Promising Sectors for Smart Specialization; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Croatia's Trade: Performance, Competitiveness, and Potential; Chapter Summary; Export Growth; Figure 3.1 Export Openness and per Capita GDP, 2007-08 vs. 2011-12; Market Orientation and Export Diversification; Figure 3.2 Export Growth and Change in Market Share, 2006Q1-2013Q1; Figure 3.3 Export Market Distribution, Croatia, 2002 vs. 2012

Table 3.1 Export Market Share Growth Decomposition across Five Eastern European Countries, 2006Q1-2013Q1Figure 3.4 Market Concentration: Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, Croatia and Peer Countries, 2002 vs. 2012; Figure 3.5 Export Growth Orientation,



Croatia's Top 10 Export Markets, 2007-12; Figure 3.6 Growth Orientation of Top 20 Export Sectors, Croatia, 2008-12; Table 3.2 Croatia's Exports, 2002-12; Exports' Economic Complexity, Sophistication, and Quality Upgrading; Figure 3.7 Intensive and Extensive Margin of Trade, Croatia

Figure 3.8 Economic Complexity of the Export Basket, Croatia vs. Peers, 2000-08 Table 3.3 Croatia's Top Exports and Their Product Complexity Rank; Figure 3.9 Revealed Factor Intensity of Croatia's Exports, 2012; Figure 3.10 Relative Quality Elasticity, Croatia vs. Peers, 2012; Figure 3.11 Price vs. Quality Elasticity, Croatia vs. Peers, 2012; Figure 3.12 Change in Relative Quality and Market Share of Top Croatian Exports, 2000-10; Product-Space Analysis; Figure 3.13 Croatia's Product-Space Maps, 1992-2012; Identifying High-Potential Export Opportunities; Table 3.4 Number of Exports with RCA

Figure 3.14 Emerging Exports, 2012 Table 3.5  Evolution of Export Significance; Table 3.6 Prominent Marginal Exports with High Density; "Low-Hanging Fruits" for Croatia Are Few and Far Between; Figure 3.15 Marginal Exports, 2012; Figure 3.16 Significant Exports, 2012; Figure 3.17 Declining Exports, 2012; Figure 3.18 Proximity of Croatian Exports to High Global Demand; Could Croatia Become a Bigger Player in GVCs?; Figure 3.19 Minimal Spanning Tree, Exports of Intermediates, 2010; Figure 3.20 Exports of Parts and Components, Croatia and Six Regional Peers; The Importance of Services Exports

Figure 3.21 Croatia vs. Peers, per Capita Services Exports vs. Income, 2002-04 vs. 2008-10

Sommario/riassunto

The report examines recent trends in Croatia's in trade, productivity, innovation performance and policy governance framework, to help identify priorities for the development of the country's Smart Specialization Strategy, which is an ex-ante conditionality for access to the EU's Structural and Investment Funds over the 2014-20 programming period.