Old fears die hard. About a quarter of a century years ago the US launched a “structural impediment initiative” against Japan when...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 101: Against the background of the continuously weaker economic growth in China in the past few years, the...

Analysis: Why Latin America is back in crisis mode after years of recovery.

Kiel Policy Brief No. 117: The authors reveal that on the one hand China alleviates inward FDI with a clear focus on promoting...

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Kiel Policy Brief No. 90: According to the authors, improving institutions to stimulate entrepreneurial action and investment is the...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 48: Imbalances in the current account and their changes over time are usually portrayed by imbalances in the...

Since World War II, the US has provided two essential services to the rest of the world: an international currency and international...

Chinese political authorities are concerned about their country which is feared to face a “middle-income trap”. The definition of such...

Traditionally and for a long time, Japan has been both one of the world's largest external creditors (as measured by its current...

A “ghost debate” spreads through Europe: a debate on higher economic growth in order to virtually grow out of public debt and to put...

The paper discusses the pros and cons of a Transatlantic free trade area (TAFTA) against the concept of an informal trade-facilitating...

The paper discusses the pros and cons of a Transatlantic free trade area (TAFTA) against the concept of an informal trade-facilitating...

While the EU is a customs union in merchandise trade (goods), it has not yet reached this stage of integration in service trade. Trade...

While the EU is a customs union in merchandise trade (goods), it has not yet reached this stage of integration in service trade. How...

Recent empirical research on efficiency gains for Russia from WTO membership concludes that service trade liberalization especially...

Recent research on gains for Russia from WTO membership concludes that service trade liberalization through allowing foreign suppliers...

The paper measures income elasticities of demand for manufacturing imports in China since 1990 disaggregated by major trading partners...