Deutschland ist wie kein anderes Land auf den Export von Spitzenprodukten angewiesen, um Wohlstand und Beschäftigung zu sichern. Die Freihandelspolitik steht jedoch erheblich unter Druck. Autoritäre Regime wie China setzen ihre staatsgelenkten Wirtschaftssysteme dazu ein, geopolitische Ziele...

"The US government has long sought investment opportunities for US companies in developing countries. But the results have been mixed: firms have preferred to invest in the industrial world and developing-world leaders have not always welcomed foreign investment. Violence and the presence of...

Trade between regions separated by a sea border is affected by specific transport costs that have not been considered by the border effects literature. Among these are the existence of a time barrier, the need to combine different transport modes, or to pay fees and taxes for the use of public...