KCG Policy Paper No. 4: China between External Pressure and Domestic Policy Reforms: In Search of a Balance

11th October 2018
KCG Secretary
Publications
Publications
Authors: Rolf J. Langhammer and Wan-Hsin Liu

It was probably a combination of the objective of a constructive response to external headwind from the United States (US) and to some extent also from the European Union (EU) as concerns China’s investment and trade policies on the one hand and the intrinsic insight that opening up the investment and trade sector in China […]


KCG Fellows Presented Research at the European Trade Study Group Conference in Warsaw

4th October 2018
KCG Secretary
News
News
KCG researchers Dr. Julian Hinz and Thilo Kroeger joined the 20th Annual Conference of the European Trade Study Group on September 13-15, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland. The conference is as of now the largest annual conference on international trade in the world. It provides an ideal platform for trade scholars to present their up-to-date research results and progress and to exchange knowledge and insights with other experts in the field.[...]

Offshoring: Causes and Consequences at the Firm and Worker Level

11th September 2018
KCG Secretary
Books
Books
This volume brings together research papers dealing with the causes and consequences of offshoring. The first part considers causes and motives of offshoring. Using firm level data for countries such as Ireland, France, and the UK, this book looks at issues such as the increasing availability of business services or the internet, and improvements in intellectual property rights protection as stimulants of offshoring. The second part then looks at the implications of offshoring for the firms involved. Based on firm level data for Ireland, Sweden, the UK and a number of Emerging Market Economies, the book also focuses on productivity effects of offshoring as well as the implications for innovation activities of firms, and for profitability[…]

Mexico-US New Trade Deal: A Step Forward in the Right Direction

7th September 2018
KCG Secretary
Public Contributions
Public Contributions
In late August, Mexico and the US reached a new trade deal. New provisions regarding local content requirements, the wage level for local workers, digital data, and the access to farm products etc. are expected to be included in the new trade deal. The progress made in advancing the Mexico-US trade deal has been generally perceived as a good sign against[…]