İmalat Sanayinde Dikey Uzmanlaşma: Orta ve Doğu Avrupa Ülkelerine Yönelik Bulgular

Since 1980 with the accelerating trends of globalization, international fragmentation production was one drastic transformations that occurred in world economy. It is defined as process whereby more than country participates previously integrated activities (vertical specialization) involved producing a final good. After dissolution Soviet Union, post-socialist Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) boost their participation global networks. The main motivation this paper analyzing extent to which CEECs joined EU 2004 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia) are process. Based on World Input-Output Database (WIOD); HIY method proposed by Hummels, Ishii & Yi (2001) applied national input-output tables (NIOTs) estimate manufacturing industries’ vertical specialization rate during 2000-2014. results revealed CEECs’ increased 2000-2014 but decreased 2008-2009 financial crisis. highest respectively accounted for Slovenia, Poland Latvia. industry’s were Czech respectively. Latvia higher entire Finally, Lithuania Poland; rates medium-low technology sectors, medium-high high-tech sectors Slovakia Slovenia.