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Eurasian Economic Union: A sober look
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2016-12-43-60
Abstract
The paper appraises current progress in establishing the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Although the progress has slowed down after the initial rapid advancement, the Union is better viewed not as an exception from the general rules of regional economic integration but rather as one of the functioning customs unions with its successes and stumbling blocs. The paper reviews the state of Eurasian institutions, the establishment of the single market of goods and services, the situation with mutual trade and investment flows among the member states, the ongoing work on the liquidation/unification of non-tariff barriers, the problems of the efficient coordination of macroeconomic policies, progress towards establishing an EAEU network of free trade areas with partners around the world, the state of the common labor market, and the dynamics of public opinion on Eurasian integration in the five member states.
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Vinokurov E. Eurasian Economic Union: A sober look. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2016;(12):43-60. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2016-12-43-60
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