Publikationen

Seit der Wahl Donald Trumps zum US-Präsidenten stehen Risiken und negative Folgen der Globalisierung stärker im öffentlichen Fokus. Das Bekenntnis zum Freihandel ist vielerorts einem Reflex der Abschottung gewichen. Verfängt diese neue Rhetorik des Protektionismus auch bei...

How can Africa benefit more from the opportunities of globalisation? This paper argues that Africa should follow Asia’s successful development model which has lifted many out of poverty. But in order to make this possible several conditions have to be met, most importantly,...

For decades, Germany has been generating large export surpluses. These surpluses result in an accumulation of assets vis-à-vis other countries. However, there is no guarantee that these asset investments will maintain their value over the long term. If Germany's cumulative...

The multilateral trading system – embodied by the WTO – has played a vital role in facilitating global trade and make its benefits available to developed and developing nations alike. But today, the WTO faces many challenges and criticisms. An expert group established by the...

The multilateral trading system – embodied by the WTO – has played a vital role in facilitating global trade and make its benefits available to developed and developing nations alike. But today, the WTO faces many challenges and criticisms. An expert group established by the...

Tariffs impede trade. They are the most visible instrument for protecting domestic companies against foreign competition. So-called non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs) are less visible. NTBs include restricting import quantities, registration formalities for imports or state...

Zölle behindern den Handel. Sie sind ein sichtbares Instrument, um die heimische Industrie vor ausländischer Konkurrenz zu schützen. Weniger sichtbar hingegen sind sogenannte nichttarifäre Handelshemmnisse (NTHs), zum Beispiel mengenmäßige Importbeschränkungen oder...

Tariffs impede trade. They are the most visible instrument for protecting domestic companies against foreign competition. So-called non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs) are less visible. NTBs include restricting import quantities, registration formalities for imports or state...

How is Europe integrated in today’s global value chains? What are potential challenges and risks European countries face with their specific position in globalised trade? These are the key questions being addressed in the new GED study with the Cologne Institute for Economic...

Der Handel mit digitalen Dienstleistungen verzeichnet über die letzten Jahre starke Wachstumsraten. Doch nutzt Deutschland sein Potenzial in diesem Bereich nur unzureichend: In einem Ranking von 28 Industrienationen kam es lediglich auf den 19. Platz. Gründe hierfür sind die...