UTJECAJ PRODUKTIVNOSTI NA KONKURENTNOST METALNOG SEKTORA U VANJSKOJ TRGOVINI BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE

Sa？etak The theme of this paper is the effect of the productivity factor on competitiveness in foreign trade with the key export metal sector of BiH. The paper also compiles a comparative sectoral analysis of the metal sector within the EU-28.The impact of productivity on the competitiveness of the EU-28 metal sector was analyzed through sectoral analysis and confirmed that EU countries 28 were highly ranked according to the global competitiveness index published in the World Economic Forum report. In order to prove the hypothesis about the correlation of productivity and competitiveness of the metal sector BiH and their impact on foreign trade, with an emphasis on the export of the metal sector, an empirical research was conducted through survey research. Empirical research has shown the correlation between the analyzed dependent variable per capita export and the independent variable of total income / employee as a productivity indicator