Estimating Export Competitiveness of Selected Moldovan High- Value Added Agricultural Products.

<br><b>Introduction </b><br/>
<br><b>1 Description of the Problem</b><br/>
1.1 Facts and Figures on the Problem<br/>
1.2 Problem Development and Hypotheses <br/>
1.3 Research Questions<br/>
<br><b>2 Theoretical and Conceptual Framework</b><br/>
2.1 Facts and Figures on World HVA Trade <br/>
2.1.1 Definition of HVA Products<br/>
2.1.2 Position of HVA Products in World Agricultural Trade<br/>
2.1.3 Success Factors in HVA Export Promotion <br/>
2.1.4 Trade Barriers to HVA Exports<br/>
2.2 Competitiveness Analysis Framework <br/>
2.2.1 Overview of Definitions and Approaches <br/>
2.2.2 Measuring Competitiveness <br/>
2.2.3 Explaining Competitiveness<br/>
2.3 Recent Studies on Agriculture Competitiveness<br/>
2.3.1 Overview of Studies on Eastern Europe<br/>
2.3.2 Overview of Studies on Moldova<br/>
<br><b>3 Empirical Research</b><br/>
3.1 Facts and Figures on Moldova's HVA Sector <br/>
3.1.1 Overview of Moldova's HVA Exports<br/>
3.1.2 Overview of Moldova's HVA Sector<br/>
3.1.3 Technical (Internal) Constraints to HVA Sector Development<br/>
3.1.4 Trade (External) Constraints to HVA Export Promotion <br/>
3.2 Building the Analysis Model <br/>
3.2.1 Choice of HVA Products<br/>
3.2.2 Overview of Applied Methods <br/>
3.2.3 Data Collection<br/>
3.3 Empirical Results<br/>
3.3.1 Explaining Competitiveness of Moldova's HVA Sector (Jaffee's Five Factors and Perspective Charts)<br/>
3.3.2 Measuring Competitiveness of Moldova's HVA Exports (RCA Analysis)<br/>
<br><b>4 Conclusions and Discussion </b><br/>
4.1 Test of Hypotheses<br/>
4.2 Summary of Results and Recommendations <br/>
4.3 Future Research Questions <br/>
<br><b>Bibliography</b><br/>