Auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks entstehen bzw. erweitern sich Handelsblöcke, die jeweils auf ein wirtschaftliches Zentrum ausgerichtet sind: die EU auf der östlichen und die USA auf der westlichen Seite. Handelspolitisch stehen die Blöcke unter dem Dach der Welthandelsorganisation WTO; dies...

It is widely believed that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has grossly fallen short of high expectations raised by the Bush administration in 2002. From the perspective of potential recipient countries, the crucial issue is whether the MCC increased the overall pool of aid resources...

Since the 1980s, competitive pressure has increased in the world economy. In addition to traditional trade flows, the globalisation of production and markets has greatly enhanced the complexity of the international division of labour. Declining transaction and information costs have stimulated...

This paper estimates the aggregate productivity effects of Marshallian externalities generated by foreign direct investments (FDI) in the US. In contrast to earlier work, this paper puts special emphasis on controlling for Marshallian externalities and other intra- and inter-regional spillovers...