Publications

The dispute settlement body of the WTO performs an important role in adjudicating trade disputes. As appointments of members of the Appellate Body have been blocked, there is now the risk that an important function of the dispute settlement body is lost. In this Focus Paper,...

Our newest GED Focus Paper looks at imports and voting results in 2013 and 2017 in Germany. By measuring Chinese import penetration on an electoral district level and running a set of linear regression models, the paper finds that districts more heavily exposed to import...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) can have positive economic effects on the target country. For example, they create jobs and bring fresh capital into the country. Many countries therefore welcome FDI. But the increase in Chinese company M&A transactions in Germany has...

The figures of the Chinese debts are subject to ongoing discussion among economists. The question whether the enormous rise in Chinese corporate and private debt over the past decade will lead to another global financial crisis or will be managed by the Chinese government is...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s High-Level Board of Experts on the Future of Global Trade Governance has made a series of recommendations in its final report. This note summarizes the ideas on engaging in a constructive policy dialogue to resolve rising trade tensions among WTO...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s High-Level Board of Experts on the Future of Global Trade Governance has made a series of recommendations in its final report. This note summarizes the ideas on leveraging the role played by the Secretariat in the WTO. It is part of a series of...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s High-Level Board of Experts on the Future of Global Trade Governance has made a series of recommendations in its final report. This note summarizes the ideas on reviewing the operational performance of the WTO. It is part of a series of spin-out...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s High-Level Board of Experts on the Future of Global Trade Governance has made a series of recommendations in its final report. This note summarizes the ideas on strategies for outreach to and communication with important stakeholders. It is part of...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s High-Level Board of Experts on the Future of Global Trade Governance has made a series of recommendations in its final report. This note summarizes the ideas on more flexible form of plurilateral trade policy cooperation at the WTO. It is part of a...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s High-Level Board of Experts on the Future of Global Trade Governance has made a series of recommendations in its final report. This note summarizes the ideas on fostering more substantial deliberation in WTO bodies. It is part of a series of...