Theoretical Approaches to International Economic Integration: Mechanisms and Effects

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	Regionalistica 2021 Volume 8 number 2 pages 14–30

Title of the article	Theoretical Approaches to International Economic Integration: Mechanisms and Effects
Pages	14–30
Author	Izotov Dmitry Aleksandrovich Candidate of science (economics), leading research fellow Economic Research Institute FEB RAS 153, Tikhookeanskaya Street, Khabarovsk, Russia, 680042 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID: 0000-0001-9199-6226
Abstract	The article analyzes theoretical approaches to explaining the mechanisms and methods for assessing effects of international economic integration. The author determined that within the framework of «modern regionalism», the mechanisms of integration are explained mainly by endogenous processes. These processes are determined both by the economic motives of market actors and by political and institutional constraints. Within the framework of «modern regionalism», the general direction is to assess the long-term multifaceted effects of integration, while the short-term effects of integration have not lost their relevance.
Code	330.88+339.9.012
DOI	10.14530/reg.2021.2.14
Keywords	integration ♦ integration mechanisms ♦ integration effects ♦ trade agreement ♦ trade format ♦ economic policy ♦ globalism ♦ regionalism
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For citation	Izotov D.A. Theoretical Approaches to International Economic Integration: Mechanisms and Effects. Regionalistica [Regionalistics]. 2021. Vol. 8. No. 2. Pp. 14–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.14530/reg.2021.2.14 (In Russian)
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