Kazimierz Starzyk
International Business and Global Economy, Volume 35/1 , 2016, pp. 120-131
https://doi.org/10.4467/23539496IB.16.009.5590The aim of the article is to define the genesis of the emerging economies and their development mechanism. In this light, their increasing role in the world economy will be shown, highlighting that a number of these economies is catching up with developed nations, in many areas reaching a comparative advantage. However, in the aftermath of the world financial crisis, the development perspectives of the emerging economies may worsen, which in turn could cause a significant impact on the basic processes undergone by the world economy, such as globalisation, regionalisation, and market transformation. In this light, arguments have been presented pointing towards the surplus emerging economies as the source of the collapse of the international payment equilibrium. Further, it is assumed that this is one of the most important reasons behind the world financial crisis. The TTIP is thought to mitigate the international disequilibrium as it seeks to increase the international exchange between Western Europe and the United States of America by boosting trade flows thanks to trade creation and diversion effects which should be significantly affected by the abolishment of non-tariff trade barriers.
Kazimierz Starzyk
International Business and Global Economy, Volume 37, 2018, pp. 544-553
https://doi.org/10.4467/23539496IB.18.040.9413A distinctive feature of the integration processes taking place in the modern economy is the growing function of expanded free trade areas (FTA+). The aim of the paper is to characterise their nature and framework, with the starting point being the definition of a free trade area created by Balassa. In this context, the author examines the difference between the traditional definition of a free trade area and the features of FTA+. In doing so, he uses selected TTIP issues that go beyond the classical definition of a free trade area. This also applies to the flow of capital and financial services, as well as the potential impact of TTIP on international payment imbalance.