Kiel Policy Brief No. 161: The author shows that during the Corona crisis, goods handled per quarter in the Port of Hamburg fell by almost 16...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 144: The restrictions on freedom of travel and far-reaching infection control measures in the wake of the Covid-19...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 135: The economic standstill decreed by the Schleswig-Holstein state government in the course of the Corona crisis...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 134: The US–China Economic and Trade Agreement (ETA) entered into force on 14th February 2020, marking a new phase in...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 133: With the announced withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on January 31, 2020, uncertainty about...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 132: The authors analyze the economic consequences of the Economic and Trade Agreement (ETA) between China and the USA,...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 131: The authors analyze whether the US–Japan Trade Agreement is consistent with GATT Article XXIV that carves out an...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 130: Argentina is again experiencing a severe debt and currency crisis in the middle of an election campaign that could...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 129: Despite the gloomy economic outlook for Germany, the Federal Employment Agency will continue to generate surpluses...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 128: The World Trade Organization (WTO) has authorized the Unites States to impose tariffs on goods from the European...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 127: German greenhouse gas emission reductions outside the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) are insufficient,...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 126: Against the background of the 2019 European elections, the author notes that the Europe-friendly forces still have...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 125: The authors sketch the economic costs for EU member countries in case of a reversal of the integration process by...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 124: The Federal Labor Agency will achieve a budget surplus in 2019 as well as in 2020 – despite of the decrease of the...

The authors show that China has become a major international investor with a growing commitment to Europe.

Kiel Policy Brief No. 122: In their paper, the authors warn of a new trend towards autarky under the catchword of "technology sovereignty",...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 120: he authors show that despite its high debt-to-GDP ratio and increasing risk premia on government bonds, Italy’s...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 119: The paper is motivated by the planned reduction of the rate of contributions to German unemployment insurance from...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 118: This paper projects government interest payments as a percentage of GDP for Germany, France, Italy and Spain until...

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