The paper examines various metrics of Moldova’s export performance, including diversification, export relationships duration, export quality, and complexity. It finds that while progress has been made on a number of dimensions, especially after the EU association agreement, challenges remain, including in achieving greater diversity and sophistication. Gravity analysis suggests that full EU membership could have a significant positive impact on exports overall but the effects will likely differ across sectors.
Rozenov et al. (Wed,) studied this question.