Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The conclusion of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) between Ukraine and the EU both created additional opportunities for Ukrainian exports in terms of simplified access to European markets and liberalization of customs tariffs, and provoked new risks caused by the pronounced asymmetry of economic development between the partners. One of the most threatening manifestations of economic asymmetry is the significant differences in the level of technological complexity of export and import flows between Ukraine and the EU. Therefore, the research aim is to analyze technological imbalances in trade between Ukraine and the EU under the DCFTA. Based on the results of the assessment of the technological complexity of Ukraineʼs exports and imports in trade with the EU under the DCFTA and the depth of technological imbalances in trade relations based on the calculation of the technological pressure indicator proposed by the authors, the hypothesis that there is a negative trend in the dynamics of technological complexity of Ukraineʼs exports and imports in preferential trade with the EU is confirmed. The results are shown that reducing customs barriers and expanding market access for technologically sophisticated goods simultaneously increase pressure on less developed sectors of Ukraineʼs economy, which does not always contribute to their development. In such circumstances, protectionist measures such as temporary import restrictions or support for domestic producers may be justified to protect economically vulnerable sectors. This allows gradually increasing the technological complexity of products and adapting domestic producers to the conditions of fierce competition, which will help reduce technological pressure in the long run. The authors consider prospects for further research in substantiating objective criteria for selecting economic sectors that require additional support and gradual increase in competitiveness in the context of deepening Ukrainian-European trade integration
Source: SCIENTIA FRUCTUOSA
Authors: Nataliya KALYUZHNA, Sviatoslav DASHKOV
Institution: State University of Trade and Economics
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409395705