Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Celbis, Mehmet Guney
Author-Email: celbis@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, and Piri Reis University
Author-Name: Wong, Pui-hang
Author-Email: wong@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT
Author-Name: Guznajeva, Tatjana
Author-Email: tatjana.guznajeva@technopolis-group.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Technopolis Group
Title: The Eurasian customs union and the economic geography of Belarus: A panel 
	 convergence approach
Abstract: This study presents novel research on the economic geography of Belarus. 
	 The 118 regions of Belarus are examined in relation to the Eurasian 
	 Customs Union (EACU) through the period 2005-2014. Spatial clusters and 
	 outliers are identified and compared across the periods prior and after 
	 the establishment of the EACU. We observe that EACU membership 
	 corresponds to a slowdown in the process of regional economic 
	 convergence in Belarus, and intensified economic competition with a 
	 geographical dimension among regions. We also observe that urban regions 
	 have benefited more from the EACU than less urbanised areas.
Classification-JEL: F15, F55, O47, R11, R12, R58
Keywords: Eurasian Customs Union, Belarus, convergence, spatial analysis,
	 economic integration
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20180703
Number: 2018-029
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2018/wp2018-029.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2018029