International Trade

Prof. Dr. Julian Hinz, Research Director for Trade Policy at the Kiel Institut, comments on Trump's recent announcement that he will impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China when he takes office.

Rolf J. Langhammer, trade researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the impending failure of the European Union's (EU) Mercosur trade agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Following the US elections, an EU priority should be to defend multilateral trade and global cooperation over its bilateral relationship with the United States. The costs caused by a collapse of the multilateral system could be many times higher than higher tariffs alone. These are some of the findings of a new study by Kiel Institute and WIFO researchers, which examines different realistic US trade policy scenarios and their global implications.

The global economy is currently confronted with far-reaching changes, including in particular the ecological transformation and adaptation to climate change, which is promoting regional disparities and conflicts.

Exploring the driving forces and diverse impacts of international development processes, focusing on the global and regional interconnections of countries, companies, and the mobility of people, goods, and capital.

The Research Center “International Finance” investigates the risks and opportunities of financial globalization, including political risks.