The EU's agreement with China after years of negotiations only came about against the backdrop of Joe Biden's election victory in the USA. It would have been wrong for the Europeans to wait and see what plans the new US administration has for China. ...

The Aarhus-Kiel Workshop is a yearly event which brings together researchers affiliated with Aarhus University or Kiel University / the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) who are active in the field of international economics / international...

German exporters will be particularly affected from the implementation of the Phase I trade agreement between the USA and China which has now come into force. As a result of trade diversion, Germany’s exports of goods to China are likely to fall by...

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 their protracted trade and geopolitical rivalry.

This paper uses Chinese customs data to investigate the trade effects of anti-dumping (AD) policies. Merging firm-level exports to firm-specific AD duti

Kiel Policy Brief No. 132: The authors analyze the economic consequences of the Economic and Trade Agreement (ETA) between China and the USA, also referred to as the Phase-I Deal, which was signed on January 15, 2020.

International trade has brought much prosperity to the world, but it is ironically the biggest profiteers who are hostile to free trade today. In the new era of geostrategic rivalry, the EU risks losing out if it does not develop further.

...Many European economists view the pact as "blatantly discriminatory," a weakening of the "multilateral trade order" and "harmful for Europe," said Gabriel Felbermayr, president of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany. Under the...

January 1, 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the World Trade Organization. Whether it is looking forward to a rosy future is however uncertain. Their largest members, the US and China escalate their tariff disputes outside the...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has brought very significant rewards to the international community. In small, open economies like the Netherlands, about a quarter of the wealth per capita depends on the WTO's trading system, while in Germany it...