Export performance of transition countries

This study reports the results from the estimation of an export determination model for former Soviet Union and Eastern European transition countries, for 2005-2011. We present model results from a sample of 28 transition countries and results after excluding five resource rich countries from our sample. We found that closer proximity to Europe had a positive impact on exports from countries and that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) had larger impacts on exports of resource rich countries. We also concluded that internal trade-related infrastructure of port quality and technological advancement play important roles in exports of transition economies.