Since the beginning of 2017, a paradigm change in international trade policy is observed. While the protectionist agendas are on the rise, the EU and Japan signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on 17 July 2018. It is the most ambitious agreement of the EU with any Asian state. The study...

Seit März 2013 verhandeln die EU und die USA unter dem Namen 'Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership' (TTIP) über ein umfassendes Freihandels- und Investitionsabkommen. Hauptziel ist es, Handelsbarrieren zu senken, um so den bilateralen Handel zu steigern und damit Beschäftigungs- und...

Several studies have identified the impact of trade liberalization in developing countries on the return to education within a Mincerian framework through a difference-in-difference estimator or with industry-level measures of trade openness. These studies have typically estimated the return to...

Childhood is a critical period for development of mental health: episodes of mental illness during this time often recur in adulthood but early intervention can be highly effective at reducing this persistence. Understanding determinants of child mental health is therefore key for the design of...