Publications

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...

Trade with digital services has been growing quickly over the last years. But Germany is using its potential in this area only insufficiently: in a ranking of 28 advanced economies it only made the 19th place. Other large European economies also perform beneath their...

Trade with digital services has been growing quickly over the last years. But Germany is using its potential in this area only insufficiently: in a ranking of 28 advanced economies it only made the 19th place. The reason for this poor placement is lacking infrastructure but...

The rising protectionism worldwide and, more specifically, the political antics of the incumbent U.S. President, Donald Trump, have given strong momentum to what some observers have already called “Europe’s Asia Pivot”. Furthermore, Brexit means that the European Union is...

Seit dem Amtsantritt von Donald Trump steigt die Gefahr, dass die Handelspolitik der USA zunehmend auf protektionistische Maßnahmen setzt. Ziel dieser Abschottungspolitik ist die Sicherung von Arbeitsplätzen und Einkommen im eigenen Land. Tatsächlich aber führen höhere...

Seit dem Amtsantritt von Donald Trump steigt die Gefahr, dass die Handelspolitik der USA zunehmend auf protektionistische Maßnahmen setzt. Ziel dieser Abschottungspolitik ist die Sicherung von Arbeitsplätzen und Einkommen im eigenen Land. Tatsächlich aber führen höhere...

Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, the risk is growing that the US trade policy will count increasingly on protectionist measures. The aim of this isolationist policy is to secure jobs and maintain incomes in the US. But actually, higher import tariffs and other import...

The GED Project is launching a new series: GED Economic Outlook. In this series, we will look at what the future might bring for countries or economic variables we are interested in. In this first instalment of the series, we look at Japan. Japan was hit by an economic...