Vincent Stamer

PhD Researcher, Kiel Centre for Globalization
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Email: vincent.stamer@ifw-kiel.de
Tel.: +49 (0)431 8814-228

Research Interests:

  • Trade Policy
  • Trade Costs
  • Container Shipping

Where has the rum gone? The Impact of Maritime Piracy on Trade and Transport

8th March 2022
KCG Secretary
Authors: Alexander Sandkamp, Vincent Stamer, Shuyao Yang (Review of World Economics, 2022, 158: 751–778)

Despite a general agreement that piracy poses a significant threat to maritime shipping, empirical evidence regarding its economic consequences remains scarce. This paper combines firm-level Chinese customs data and ship position data with information on pirate attacks to investigate how exporting firms and cargo ships respond to maritime piracy.

KCG Researchers Analyse the Impact of Maritime Piracy on Trade and Transport

26th October 2021
KCG Secretary
Maritime shipping has attracted much more attention from the public and politics since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Global supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic, shipping accidents like the Suez Canal grounding of the Ever Given and the recently increasingly severe supply shortages have all induced many to question the reliability of maritime shipping and the impact of shipping disruptions or disturbances on trade[...]

Where has the rum gone? The impact of maritime piracy on trade and transport

26th October 2021
KCG Secretary
Authors: Alexander Sandkamp, Vincent Stamer, Shuyao Yang (Review of World Economics, forthcoming)
Despite a general agreement that piracy poses a significant threat to maritime shipping, empirical evidence regarding its economic consequences remains scarce. This paper combines firm-level Chinese customs data and ship position data with information on pirate attacks to investigate how exporting firms and cargo ships respond to maritime piracy[...]