Interaction between foreign trade, innovation and competitiveness

The book is focused on the importance of interaction between innovation, competitiveness and foreign trade. For the first time with reference to the Republic of Moldova a multidimensional analysis that allow to estimate the influence of export and import flows on the elements of innovational development and to establish directions and best ways in which it can be done, using the WEB simulation tools of International institutions. The research shows that high-tech exports are concentrated on the medicinal and pharmaceutical products as well as the electrical machinery and its parts. SWOT Analysis for engagement of Republic of Moldova in technology intensity global value chains (GVC) is presented in the book. The research shows that backward participation is predominant type of engagement of Republic of Moldova in network activity. Goods from Moldova are insufficiently penetrated in income value chains and mostly presented in low income ones of European countries. Privilege of geographical position near the Europe the one of the main manufacturing hubs around of which is concentrated GVC is weakly used by Moldova.