This paper estimates to what extent "green" crisis-era measures have an impact on the "climate-friendliness" of imports in the Asia-Pacific region. Testable predictions and the empirical strategy are derived from the seminal paper of Eaton and Kortum (2002). The empirical results show that at...

Diese Doktorarbeit besteht aus drei empirischen Aufsätzen. Der erste Aufsatz führt die Betrachtung von asymmetrischen Subventionseffekten auf ausländische kommerzielle Interessen ein. In der bestehenden Literatur haben Exportsubventionen immer negative Effekte auf ausländische Exporteure....

Access to the fast-growing Chinese economy is prized by policymakers and business people but concerns that European firms are missing out on the Chinese boom have led to soul-searching concerning Europe’s competitiveness and to criticism leveled at Chinese protectionism. This paper examines...

This paper provides a snapshot of current protectionist dynamics making extensive use of the GTA database. Two methods of estimating the trade covered by crisis-era protectionism are also examined.