International Trade, Trade Liberalization and Its Impact in the Albanian Economy

Abstract

Trade is an important factor for the economic performance of country, especially for small countries like Albania. In the recent years there have been many reforms in increasing trade performance, different bilateral and multilateral agreements have been signed. The aim of this paper is to analyze the factors that impact import and export performance focusing in the impact of trade liberalization, trade volume and its effects in import export. Our country has continously orientied its policies in order to increase exports and improve trade balances. This study focuses also in how different trade theories can explain the development of trade liberalization in the country.