China's economic performance hs been remarkable since the the reform process began 15 years ago. Notwithstanding the achievements that have been made, a number of serious problems remain. This papers discusses the current reform program and the effors being made to overcome the structural...

This paper provides a framework for understanding trade patterns in the Mashreq. An augmented gravity model is used to compare actual with expected levels of trade. Trade barriers, political uncertainty, and over-appreciation of domestic currencies seem to explain low levels of international...

This paper discusses the salient features of recent developments and outlines the prospects for trade policy by highlighting the main issues that will determine the scope and timing of liberalization under a possible new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) round of multilateral trade...

Die präferentiellen Handelsabkommen der USA und der EU enthalten heutzutage durchgehend Sozialstandards zum Schutz von Arbeitern und der Umwelt. Doch während die USA einen sanktionsbasierten Ansatz verfolgen, vertraut die EU allein auf Dialog- und Kooperationsmechanismen.Dieses Buch unternimmt...

Pandemic-related supply disruptions, the energy crisis provoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and economic coercion by China have put economic security high on the European Union policy agenda. The question is how exactly the EU should 'de-risk' its external economic relationships without...

Rezension sowiport.de: In diesem Lehrbuch wird zunächst in grundlegende außenwirtschaftliche Zusammenhänge eingeführt und einige theoretische und empirische Befunde diskutiert. Eine Analyse der Zahlungsbilanz, ihres formalen Aufbaues, ihrer tatsächlichen Entwicklung und möglichen...