Assessment of the Economic Effect of Latvia's Accession to the European Union

2011
Valērijs Skribans

For Latvia joined the European Union (EU) , have opened opportunities in international markets. The purpose of the article - to investigate the influence of international integration processes on the development of the Latvian economy. The article compared the various indicators of the economy before and after joining the EU . Latvia's accession to the EU has increased the subsidies received from the European budget , eliminated the last barriers to trade , attracted foreign capital , reduce unemployment caused by labor migration to the EU, but also caused a rise in prices and increase in purchasing power of the population .

Keywords
European Union, integration, GDP, employment, debt, international trade, investments
Hyperlink
http://regconf.hse.ru/uploads/5cfca432b27887b44fe199a440f127f945c4ccd2.doc

Skribans, V. Assessment of the Economic Effect of Latvia's Accession to the European Union [online]. Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики», 2011. Available from: http://regconf.hse.ru/uploads/5cfca432b27887b44fe199a440f127f945c4ccd2.doc

Publication language
Russian (ru)