Much attention has been paid to the sharp fall in world trade associated with the economic crisis during the last quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. Alarming forecasts have been published for the whole year of 2009 and several explanations have been offered. In particular, beyond the...

While the global financial crisis had a strong impact on economic activity in Germany, the impact of the euro area crisis on economic activity in Germany has so far been relatively mild. Trade flows by region reveal that German firms have recently redirected their exports towards the remaining...

Objective: The objective of the article is to identify patterns of intra-industry trade between the European Union (EU) and Japan in the automotive industry and to provide implications of key provisions of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for this sector. Research Design &...