This study analyses the economic and political consequences of introducing a tax on the carbon content of imported goods at EU borders and whether such a tax would be compatible with WTO rules. The major findings are: 1. A CO2 border tax or import tariff would increase global welfare; 2. Such a...

The global imbalances of the 2000s and the recent global financial crisis are intimately connected. Both originate in the combination of economic policies adopted by the two key economies, the US and China. Global financial markets served as a transmission belt, both during the boom as during...

The belief that the ECB follows the US Federal Reserve in setting its policy is so entrenched with market participants and commentators that the search for empirical support would seem to be a trivial task. However, this is not the case. We find that the ECB is indeed often influenced by the...

Nachkrisenzeit! Halten Sie sich fest: Nichts wird so, wie es einmal war und es wird auch nie wieder so sein. Werfen Sie alle gelernten Denkmuster schnell über Bord, gewöhnen Sie sich an ein neues Weltbild, die Kräfteverhältnisse haben sich über Nacht grundlegend verändert