DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN UKRAINE AND THE WORLD: COMPARATIVE ESTIMATION

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35774/jee2019.02.270

Keywords:

Chemical industry, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, exports, imports.

Abstract

The main trends of the chemical industry development in globalization changes terms are investigated. The share of Ukraine in chemical products export of TOP-10 world chemical market participants and the European Union countries is determined. A comparative estimation of chemicals and pharmaceuticals production dynamics, as well as the structure of foreign trade (export / import) of these products in Ukraine and the EU-28 is conducted. The prospects for the domestic chemical industry development are outlined based on the calculation of Ukrainian and the EU members chemical enterprises main functioning indicators. The measures for innovation activity activation and the institutional reforms in Ukraine on purpose of the chemical production competitiveness increasing are proposed.

JEL: L690, O570.

Author Biographies

Svitlana ISHCHUK, SI «Institute of Regional Research n.a. M.I. Dolishniy of the NAS of Ukraine», Lviv

Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Professor, Head of the Department of problems of real sector of regions economy

Liudmyla KOVAL, SI «Institute of Regional Research n.a. M.I. Dolishniy of the NAS of Ukraine», Lviv

Ph.d (Econ.), associate professor, Senior Researcher of the Department of problems of real sector of regions economy

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05.09.2019

How to Cite

ISHCHUK, Svitlana, and Liudmyla KOVAL. “DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN UKRAINE AND THE WORLD: COMPARATIVE ESTIMATION”. Journal of European Economy, vol. 18, no. 2, Sept. 2019, pp. 270-84, doi:10.35774/jee2019.02.270.

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2019): JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN ECONOMY

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REGIONALIZATION

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