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Why Sanctions Against Russia Work
Rácz, András; Spillner, Ole; Wolff, Guntram B. - In: Intereconomics 58 (2023) 1, pp. 52-55
Since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia has been under an EU sanctions regime. While these sanctions have not prevented Putin from ordering an invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, in the overall picture, they have significantly weakened Russia's ability to wage war. This paper...
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Should Sweden join the EMU? An analysis of general equilibrium effects through trade
Alho, Kari E. O. - 2011
The paper considers whether Sweden should join the EMU as based on general equilibrium (GE) effects through reduced trade barriers linked to the single cur-rency. We use in this evaluation a gravity model for trade in Europe derived and estimated in the paper, and the estimates of trade barriers...
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What is wrong with Europe's shattered Single Market? Lessons from policy fragmentation and misdirected approaches to EU competition policy
Bauer, Matthias - 2023
What is wrong with Europe's Single Market? The brief answer to that question is that it does not really exist - it is unsingle. The Single Market is in many ways a political illusion. It exists only nominally. Any company doing business in Europe faces significant barriers to cross-border...
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EU autonomy, the Brussels Effect, and the rise of global economic protectionism
Bauer, Matthias; Pandya, Dyuti - 2024
The Brussels Effect, once emblematic of the EU's alleged influence in shaping global regulations, has now become a factor contributing to global regulatory fragmentation. The EU must recalibrate its trajectory towards a liberal and rules-based trading order, prioritizing widespread regulatory...
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Overlooked Opportunity: Tradable Business Services, Developing Asia, and Growth
Jensen, J. Bradford - 2013
This paper argues that developing Asia is overlooking an opportunity for increased growth and development through trade in business services. Developing Asia would benefit from liberalizing services trade as it has benefited from liberalizing goods trade. This argument rests on these key...
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Rethinking Global Climate Change Governance
Barrett, Scott - 2008
This paper explains why the approach taken so far to mitigate global climate change has failed. The central reason is an inability to enforce targets and timetables. Current proposals recommending even stricter emission limits will not help unless they are able to address the enforcement...
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Rethinking Global Climate Change Governance
Barrett, Scott - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3 (2009) 2009-5, pp. 1-12
This paper explains why the approach taken so far to mitigate global climate change has failed. The central reason is an inability to enforce targets and timetables. Current proposals recommending even stricter emission limits will not help unless they are able to address the enforcement...
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Begrenzte Folgen der Sanktionen: Russlandhandel
Laaser, Claus-Friedrich - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 95 (2015) 7, pp. 446
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Übergänge von Alg-II-Beziehern in die erste Sanktion
Wolff, Joachim; Moczall, Andreas - 2012
Sanktion (Absenkung der Leistungen um 30 Prozent bzw. bei Unter-25-jährigen 100 Prozent des Regelbedarfs) und in eine Sanktion … innerhalb der letzten zwei Jahre den Bezug von ALG-I-Leistungen beendet haben. Die Übergangsraten in eine erste Sanktion nehmen … jobs or training might face a temporary benefit sanction. This study describes first the institutional set-up of sanctions …
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Aid and sanctions
Kletzer, Kenneth - 2005
Foreign aid donors and recipient governments often have conflicting objectives. Foreign donors may attempt to influence the policies of recipient governments by offering aid or threatening to suspend aid to sovereign states. This paper considers the credibility of such inducements and the...
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