Social distancing restrictions, as measured by the Oxford stringency indicator, constitute the one variable that is most tightly correlated with the recession and recovery across EU member states.

With Joe Biden's victory, there is at least a four-year window to revive 'an alliance of democracies', face up to authoritarian powers and closed economies that exploit the openness on which American and European societies are built, and shape those parts of multilateralism that serve...

The desire of many policymakers to tame the Chinese Dragon is apparent. But what is particularly disappointing is the little, if any, reflection on how to induce the government in Beijing to change course, whether with respect to domestic policy or foreign economic policy.

With the widening of the US measures three weeks before the end of the Trump administration, it falls on Biden to find a solution for the Airbus-Boeing dispute.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) führt derzeit eine Überprüfung ihrer geldpolitischen Strategie durch. Die letzte formelle Überprüfung fand im Jahr 2003 statt. Nun geht es darum, inwieweit diese Strategie in den vergangenen Jahren dazu beigetragen hat, das im EU-Vertrag festgelegte Mandat...

Most free trade agreements (FTAs) signed by the United States, the European Union and the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in the last 15 years contain chapters on intellectual property rights with provisions applicable to pharmaceuticals. Such provisions considerably expand...

In 2009, C.S. Gibson was suggesting that: "With this early coverage of intellectual property in BITs, it is perhaps surprising that there has yet to be a publicly reported decision concerning an IPR-centered investment dispute. Given the trajectory of the modern economy, however, in which...

Volkswirt*innen an deutschen Universitäten erwarten vom neuen US-Präsidenten Joe Biden positive Wirkungen auf die Wirtschaft in Deutschland und der EU. Im aktuellen Ökonomenpanel gaben 71% der Teilnehmenden an, sie hielten Bidens Präsidentschaft für „eher positiv“, 5% sogar für „sehr...