This paper uses a Ricardian framework to clarify the role of microeconomic and macroeconomic factors governing the time series and cross-section behavior of sectoral trade balances. Unit labor costs and trade balances are calculated for several sectors for the seven major industrial countries....

Using two recently constructed measures of trade liberalization dates, this research studies the impact of trade liberalization on imports, exports, and overall trade balance for a large sample of developing countries. We find strong and consistent evidence that trade liberalization leads to...

Die komplexe praktische Umsetzung des EU-Emissionshandels stellt die externe Rechnungslegung vor bisher unbekannte Probleme. Diese manifestieren sich insbesondere in der bilanziellen Darstellung der - voraussichtlich bis zum Jahr 2027 jährlich vom Staat an die zur Teilnahme verpflichteten...