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China uses subsidies extensively to take a leading role in the global markets of green-tech products such as battery … electric vehicles and wind turbines. Against the background of the current EU investigations into Chinese subsidies in these … sectors, this article takes a careful look at the Chinese subsidy system and provides new data on direct government subsidies …
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We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid program for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German State of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that aided municipalities have – depending on broadband quality...
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-Wuerttemberg, Germany's third largest federal state. The mandate requires homeowners to supply at least 10 % of their heat demand with …
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manufacturing firms in Germany. Our difference-in-differences framework relies on several parametric conditioning strategies and …
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Since the beginning of the seventies Latin American exporters have been losing ground to their Asian competitors on the EEC as well as on the world market. While Latin American authorities tend to put the blame on external factors, and among them not least on the allegedly protectionist and...
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Overall, decoupling from certain countries may be both politically necessary and economically feasible, at least in the long run. However, a general shift of production back to Europe would be accompanied by significant losses in real income.
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The EU Directive on Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence has sparked fierce debate about the regulation of supply chains. The directive's objectives are aligned with European values. However, it raises concerns that the compliance costs of social and environmental regulations may be privatised in...
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