This paper analyses the integration of China and India into the global economy. To this end, it presents estimates from a gravity model to gauge the overall degree of their trade intensity and the depth of their bilateral trade linkages, as well as selected measures of revealed comparative...

The global trade slowdown and the public resistance against attempts to stimulate trade through mega-regional trade deals are placing the role of non-tariff measures (NTMs) in the limelight of public discussions. In this paper, we examine the question how different types of non-tariff measures...

Die Autoren legen dar, warum die Positionen der gesamten Leistungsbilanz und nicht allein der Güterhandel die ökonomischen Verflechtungen zwischen Volkswirtschaften am besten beschreiben. Zahlungsbilanzstatistiken von Eurostat zeigen, dass die USA mit großem Abstand der wichtigste...

This paper utilizes available aggregate country-level data, as well as bilateral trade and investment data, to identify signs of fragmentation in trade and investment patterns among ten major trading countries or regional trading blocks. We compare the trade and investment trends in the years...