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Trade shocks, fertility, and marital behavior
Giuntella, Osea; Rotunno, Lorenzo; Stella, Luca - 2021
fertility and marital behavior of German workers. We find that individuals working in sectors that were more affected by import … in sectors that benefited from increased exports had better employment prospects and higher fertility. These effects are … among workers exposed to import competition there is evidence of some fertility postponement, we find a significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012493752
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Trade Shocks, Fertility, and Marital Behavior
Giuntella, Osea; Rotunno, Lorenzo; Stella, Luca - 2021
fertility and marital behavior of German workers. We find that individuals working in sectors that were more affected by import … in sectors that benefited from increased exports had better employment prospects and higher fertility. These effects are … among workers exposed to import competition there is evidence of some fertility postponement, we find a significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597370
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The impact of global value chains onthe euro area economy
Dorrucci, Ettore (contributor);  … - Europäische Zentralbank / Working Group on Global … - 2019
The studies summarised in this paper focus on the economic implications of euro area firms’ participation in global value chains (GVCs). They show how, and to what extent, a large set of economic variables and inter-linkages have been affected by international production sharing. The core...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012014067
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The United States-China trade war : timeline, consequences, and prospects for the US economy ; an analysis based on the textile industry
Stawasz‑Grabowska, Ewa; Wieloch, Justyna - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 26 (2023) 1, pp. 147-170
In this paper, we investigate the scale of the drop in American imports after it imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese goods. Our analysis spans the whole period of Donald Trump's presidency (January 2017 - January 2021). In contrast to existing studies, which are mainly devoted to the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014339778
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Unpacking global shocks
Graziano, Alejandro G.; Tian, Yuan - 2024
Economy-wide shocks affect demand, supply, and intermediary sectors simultaneously. We dissect the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on international trade by combining information from customs records, smartphone-based human mobility, and container ship port calls. We find that local disruptions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015057719
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Jobs gained and lost through trade: The case of Germany
Lurweg, Maren; Westermeier, Andreas - 2010
The nature of international trade has changed significantly. For centuries, trade concentrated on the exchange of finished goods. It now increasingly involves bits of value that are added at different locations to combine into one final product. Therefore, trade in functions or tasks are of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302726
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Sectoral job effects of trade: An input-output analysis for Germany
Lurweg, Maren; Oelgemöller, Jens; Westermeier, Andreas - 2010
The current globalisation process is characterized by the emergence of global value chains. That is, production processes are becoming increasingly geographically fragmented. Not only are final goods traded internationally, but in particular, trade in intermediate goods and services has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307129
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Jobs gained and lost through trade: The case of Germany
Lurweg, Maren; Westermeier, Andreas - 2010
The nature of international trade has changed significantly. For centuries, trade concentrated on the exchange of finished goods. It now increasingly involves bits of value that are added at different locations to combine into one final product. Therefore, trade in functions or tasks are of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307134
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Trade and qualification: Linking qualification needs to Germany's export flows
Mönnig, Anke; Zika, Gerd; Maier, Tobias - 2013
Foreign markets determine success and failure of those industries that have become reliant on foreign demand, impair the demand for employment and invoke changes in occupational fields and qualification requirements. This paper aims to disclose the direct and indirect influence of major trading...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323831
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On the Effects of GATT/WTO Membership on Trade: They Are Positive and Large after All
Larch, Mario; Monteiro, José-Antonio; Piermartini, Roberta - 2019
We capitalize on the latest developments in the empirical structural gravity literature to revisit the question of whether and how much does GATT/WTO membership affect international trade. We are the first to capture the non-discriminatory nature of GATT/WTO commitments by measuring the effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052827