Das Transatlantische Handels- und Investitionsabkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und den USA könnte die größte Freihandelszone der Welt schaffen und ein für Deutschland und alle Länder der Weltwirtschaft wichtiger Expansion- und Innovationsimpuls we

Die vorliegende Studie wurde 1997-1998 im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung vom ifo Institut erstellt. Ziel der Untersuchung war es, in einer Zeit, die durch große Probleme auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt und knappe Ressourcen geprägt ist,...

We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and "the East" - China and Eastern Europe - in the period 1988-2008 on German local labor markets. Using detailed administrative data, we exploit the cross-regional variation in initial industry structures and use trade...

We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and "the East" - China and Eastern Europe - in the period 1988 - 2008 on German local labor markets. Using detailed administrative data, we exploit the cross-regional variation in initial industry structures and use trade...

The unprecedented economic rise of Eastern Europe and China in the last two decades has triggered concerns in developed Western market economies about adverse effects for domestic labor markets trough increased import competition. Simultaneously, exports from developed countries to these new...

We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and "the East" - China and Eastern Europe - in the period 1988-2008 on German local labor markets. Using detailed administrative data, we exploit the cross-regional variation in initial industry structures and use trade...