Do sanctions strengthen the targeted regime? I analyze the 2014 imposition of Western sanctions on Russia and its impact on voting. The United States and the European Union introduced targeted measures against Russian entities and individuals related to President Putin’s regime. Using polling...

The recent trade disputes and the technological rivalry between the US and China make the effects of trade policy one of the most relevant economic subject areas. We employ a multi-country, multi-sector general equilibrium modelling framework with imperfect competition and heterogeneous firm...

In light of the recent tit-for-tat trade dispute between China and the US, interest in quantifying the effects of the so-called phase one agreement has risen. To this end, the paper quantifies the impact of the asymmetric managed trade agreement using such a multi-country open-economy dynamic...

Western sanctions exposed Russia’s key vulnerabilities - dependence on Western capital and advanced technology, with knock-on effects in other sectors. In response, Russia launched a policy of import substitution and attempted to diversify to non-Western countries to mitigate the impact of...

We study the impact of global financial sanctions on the Russian banks and economy. Financial sanctions were consecutively imposed between 2014 and 2019, allowing potentially-targeted (but not yet sanctioned) banks to adjust their international and domestic exposures. Compared to similar other...

The Barcelona Political Economy Summer School offers courses on different topics in Political Economy and is taught by leading experts in the field. The courses cover theoretical and empirical aspects and are designed to provide students and researchers with knowledge of the most recent...

Die Kasseler Sommerakademie zur Gestaltung der Weltwirtschaft bietet die Möglichkeit, sich fünf Tage intensiver mit weltwirtschaftlichen und -politischen Zusammenhängen auseinanderzusetzen und auf dieser Grundlage eine Einschätzung tagesaktueller Forderungen vorzunehmen. Das Programm umfasst...

Die Kasseler Sommerakademie zur Gestaltung der Weltwirtschaft bietet die Möglichkeit, sich fünf Tage intensiver mit weltwirtschaftlichen und -politischen Zusammenhängen auseinanderzusetzen und auf dieser Grundlage eine Einschätzung tagesaktueller Forderungen vorzunehmen. Das Programm umfasst...