This paper shows empirically that China's trade balance is sensitive to fluctuations in the real effective exchange rate of the renminbi. However, the current size of the trade surplus is such that exchange rate policy alone will probably not be able to address the imbalance. The potential...

[...]Ziel dieser Studie ist die Quantifizierung der Auslandsbeziehungen kleiner undmittlerer Unternehmen. Dazu werden zunächst die in Frage kommenden amtlichen Statistiken hinsichtlich der unternehmensgrößenspezifischen Erkenntnismöglichkeitenzu den Auslandsaktivitäten der Unternehmen...

Unternehmensnahe Dienstleistungen heben sich derzeit wegen ihrer kräftigenWachstumsdynamik von anderen Wirtschaftszweigen ab; ihr Potenzial alsWachstumsmotor und Impulsgeber für den Strukturwandel steht im Mittelpunktder öffentlichen Diskussion und Forschung.1 Dabei handelt es sich hier um...

China has become a major exporter of fresh fruits and vegetables in recent years. Between 2002and 2006, China’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports rose continuously, more than doubling in valueto reach nearly $5 billion US in 2006. The net trade position for fresh fruits and vegetables hasalso...

As a pragmatic definition applied throughout this paper, an import surge is considered a situation in which the quantity or value of imports suddenly exceeds a "normal" level. This somewhat loose concept leaves questions as to how "suddenly", "normal" and "excess" should be defined precisely,...

The need for external capital (FDI) inflow to finance the current account deficit of developing countries cannot be over-emphasized. Foreign direct investment takes predominance over other types of capital inflow into developing countries. How would an increase in FDI and a reduction in import...

This paper documents for the first time the relationship between profitability and three typesof international trade activities – exports, imports and two-way trade. It uses unique newrepresentative data for manufacturing enterprises from Germany, one of the leading actorson the world market...