This paper studies the effects of tariffs on intra-firm trade. Building on the Antràs and Helpman (2004) North-South theoretical framework, I show that higher Northern tariffs reduce the incentives for outsourcing and offshoring, while higher Southern tariffs have the opposite effects. I also...

When President Trump came into office the US administration launched a detailed analysis of American trade relations. It aimed to identify "unfair trade practices" that are supposedly increasingly being used by other countries, and that are economically damaging to America. This study simulates...

This paper maps out the trade relationship in goods between the two largest trading blocs in the global economy - the EU and US. We use detailed product category information to provide an in-depth description of current trade flows between the two markets, with a particular focus on how Irish-US...

Zölle gehörten schon vor den Trump’schen Maßnahmen gegen Stahl und Aluminium zum Alltag im transatlantischen Handel. So sind auf amerikanische Pkw 10%, auf Motorräder 6%, auf Äpfel 17% und auf Weintrauben 20% fällig. Die Zölle der USA sind im Durchschnitt niedriger. Es gibt aber auch...