INTRODUCTION 9 CHAPTER ONE. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES 13 1. Specifics of international trade in services 13 2. Main factors stimulating international trade in services 16 3. The determinants in the empirical research of trade in services by using the Gravity model 20 4. Classification and reporting of international trade in services 26 CHAPTER TWO. CONCEPTUALIZATION AND APPROBATION OF THE GRAVITY MODEL IN TRADE IN SERVICES WITH R 30 1. The gravity model and its application 30 2. Methodology for examining the determinants of international trade 32 2.1. Model specification and parameter estimation method 32 2.2. Sources of information and data processing 36 2.3. Description of the dependent and independent variables 37 3. Assessment of the impact of factors on the export and import of services of Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia 39 3.1. Results of the gravity model of trade in services of Bulgaria 39 3.2. Results of the gravity model of trade in services of Romania 42 3.3. Results of the gravity model of trade in services of Croatia 45 CHAPTER THREE. MONOLATERAL STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF TRADE IN SERVICES 49 1. Structural analysis of Bulgaria’s foreign trade 49 2. Structural analysis of Romania's foreign trade 63 3. Structural analysis of Croatia's foreign trade 77 CHAPTER FOUR. ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE TREND IN TRADE IN SERVICES OF BULGARIA, ROMANIA AND CROATIA (2000 - 2020) 92 1. Index analysis and evaluation of the trend in trade in services based on balance of payments data of Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia (2000 - 2020) 92 1.1. Index analysis methodology of balance of payments positions 92 1.2. Approbation of the methodology for index analysis and evaluation of the trend in trade in services of Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia (2000 - 2020) 97 2. Quality indicators analysis in the dynamics of the balance of services in Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia (2000 - 2020) 121 2.1. Possible indicators for quality assessment in the dynamics of the balance of services 121 2.2. Approbation of quality indicators in the dynamics of the balance of services in Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia (2000 - 2020) 122 CHAPTER FIVE. TRADE INTENSITY ANALYSIS AND ASsessment of FOREIGN TRADE POTENTIAL 128 1. Intensity indicators of trade in services and assessment of foreign trade potential 128 2. Bilateral assessment of export and import potentials 131 3. Analysis of the intensity of import and export of services by partner countries 145 CONCLUSION 156 APPENDICES 158 Appendix 1. Functions of Gravity package 158 Appendix 2. List of countries included in the Gravity model 159 Appendix 3. List of countries with a common official or spoken language included in the Gravity model 160 Appendix 4. Potential for increasing the export / import of services 161 Appendix 5. Growth and the lead–lag relatioship of exports and imports of services by type and countries for the period 2000-2020 based on 2000 162 REFERENCES 164
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