This paper estimates to what extent "green" crisis-era measures have an impact on the "climate-friendliness" of imports in the Asia-Pacific region. Testable predictions and the empirical strategy are derived from the seminal paper of Eaton and Kortum (2002). The empirical results show that at...

Diese Doktorarbeit besteht aus drei empirischen Aufsätzen. Der erste Aufsatz führt die Betrachtung von asymmetrischen Subventionseffekten auf ausländische kommerzielle Interessen ein. In der bestehenden Literatur haben Exportsubventionen immer negative Effekte auf ausländische Exporteure....

In this paper, we estimate ERPT into imported input prices and export prices using disaggregated quarterly trade data for Switzerland over 2004-2011. We find evidence for high pass-through rates into imported input prices. This demonstrates the effectiveness of natural hedging. On the export...

This report makes a call for why the digital economy matters for developing countries and what they need to consider when developing a national digital strategy. The world is undergoing a digital revolution with significant implications for global economies and livelihoods. This revolution is...