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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...

Workshop Program: - Five facts about the UIP Premium; - The People vs the Markets: A Parsimonious Model of Inflation Expectations; - Global inflation, monetary policy and spillovers on EM; - The end of privilege: a reexamination of the net foreign asset position of the United States; - Are...

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...

This year’s conference will particularly address the Covid-19 pandemic as it has exacerbated the deep economic and social crisis in the world and the EU. While the ‘Next Generation EU’ recovery plan follows a novel and - in part - rather solidaristic and green reaction to the economic...

Theme: "The economics of populism: Drivers and consequences" We invite junior scholars (Ph.D.students and PostDocs) from economics and cognate disciplines to submit extended abstracts or full papers. Topics include, but are not limited to; - Economic nationalism and the economics of...

The event will focus on the challenges facing the economies of Ireland, both Northern Ireland as well as the Republic. What economics challenges face Ireland and how can economists help solve them? In this event, a range of distinguished speakers from both side of the border, and inside and...