countries such as the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) bloc. A first stage involved the identification of tariff … lines (TL) for the EU and the US sugar imports from Brazil during the period of 1995 to 2013. Next, WTO notifications about … raw sugar in EU and 30% for white sugar in US in years 1999 and 2002, which the additional tariffs were highest. In period …

Using data on the US and EU top R&D spenders from 2004 until 2012, this paper investigates the sources of the US/EU … in the high-tech industries), and this contributes to explaining the higher productivity of US firms. Conversely, EU …-tech sectors. Our results also show that the US/EU productivity gap has worsened during the crisis period, as the EU companies have …

able to export effectively under the EU and US GSP schemes, which are the most important non-reciprocal preference …

trust elements ininterviews conducted with US exporters and EU importers of fruits and vegetables. Results are compared …

these transatlantic differences may be related to the different sectoral structures in the US and the EU, we differentiated …

Using data on the US and EU top R&D spenders from 2004 until 2012, this paper investigates the sources of the US/EU … in the high-tech industries), and this contributes to explaining the higher productivity of US firms. Conversely, EU …-tech sectors. Our results also show that the US/EU productivity gap has worsened during the crisis period, as the EU companies have …