The effects of automation in high-income countries are not limited to domestic economies, but might spill over via global supply chains. We evaluate the effects of robot adoption in OECD countries on exports from Latin America to the OECD along the value chain. We combine detailed firm-level...

We review the EU's trade policy trajectory up to now, situating it within the international context. We then examine new challenges, particularly concerning the resilience of international supply chains and the geopolitical implications of economic interdependencies. Almost 80 percent of all EU...

The US is Germany's largest trading partner, accounting for 11 percent of German exports and 7 percent of imports in 2023. Services comprise nearly 50 percent of German imports from the US and 30 percent of exports to the US, underscoring their significance in bilateral trade. Germany maintains...

Most workers were favorably surprised by their productivity in work from home (WFH) mode during the pandemic. Employer plans for WFH levels after the pandemic rise strongly with these individual-level productivity surprises. Planned WFH levels also rise with the cumulative stringency of...

Providing information about the economic cost of sexual orientation discrimination significantly increases support for measures to safeguard equal employment opportuni ties for lesbians and gays. Treatment effect spills over to support for equal employment opportunities based on ethnic origin,...