The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the most significant trade policy initiative since the Uruguay Round (1986 to 1994). It would create a free trade zone covering 45% of world GDP. However, critics dismiss the possible welfare gains as small compared to the...

We build on the latest developments in the structural gravity literature to quantify the partial and general equilibrium effects of GATT/WTO membership on trade and welfare. Using an extensive database covering manufacturing trade for 186 countries over the period 1980-2016, we find that the...

We build on the latest developments in the structural gravity literature to quantify the partial and general equilibrium effects of GATT/WTO membership on trade and welfare. Using an extensive database covering manufacturing trade for 186 countries over the period 1980-2016, we find that the...

Diese Studie befasst sich mit der Quantifizierung der ökonomischen Auswirkungen des Austritts des Vereinigten Königreichs (VK) aus der Europäischen Union (EU) ("Brexit") auf die deutsche und europäische Wirtschaft. Seit dem Brexit-Referendum vom 23. Juni 2016 herrscht über die Zukunft der...

Der Dienstleistungssektor hat in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten erheblich an Bedeutung gewonnen. Wo ist Deutschland im internationalen Dienstleistungshandel einzuordnen? Welche Faktoren bestimmen das Muster des internationalen Dienstleistungshandels? Wer kann von einer Öffnung der...

This paper uses a static and dynamic gravity model of trade to investigate the link between German development aid and exports from Germany to the recipient countries. The findings indicate that in the long run,German aid is associated with an increase in exports of goods that is larger than the...

This paper uses a static and dynamic gravity model of trade to investigate the link between German development aid and exports from Germany to the recipient countries. The findings indicate that in the long run,German aid is associated with an increase in exports of goods that is larger than the...