This paper investigates empirically the effect of import diversity on government size and provides evidence for the love of variety effect on government spending described in Hanslin (2008). I argue that crowding out of firms is an important cost of public good provision. However, due to the...

In the latter half of the fourth millennium BC, our ancestors witnessed a remarkable transformation, progressing from simple agrarian villages to complex urban civilizations. In regions as far apart as the Nile Valley, Mesopotamia, Central Asia, and the Indus Valley, the first states appeared...

Persistent energy consumption issues are ascribed to the failure of energy planners to understand the various macroeconomic factors that influence energy consumption. Therefore, we investigated the factors influencing energy consumption in six net African oil-exporting countries (AOECs) between...

Rising trade tensions, a spate of trade-inhibiting policy measures and a weakening of multilateral institutions have sparked a growing concern about the potential implications of global trade fragmentation. Yet, empirical evidence that geopolitical considerations are already materially affecting...

High trade costs pose substantial barriers to the process of trade liberalization. This study aims to measure trade costs and explore the driving forces behind the growth of bilateral trade between Cambodia and its top 30 trading partners from 1993 to 2019. Using a micro-founded measure of trade...

Nach einem Globalisierungsschub im Zuge des Falls des Eisernen Vorhangs und von Chinas Beitritt zur WTO wurde die internationale Arbeitsteilung in den vergangenen Jahren stärker von protektionistischen Tendenzen geprägt. Die Unterbrechungen der grenzüberschreitenden Lieferkettenbeziehungen...

This paper employs a modern global value chain (GVC) decomposition framework to quantify economic interdependence among Asian economies and between Asia and the rest of the world. It pays special attention to the value-added relationships among three sets of economies: those belonging to both...

In this paper we study the impact of digitalization on trade costs in 58 economies over the period 2014 - 2018. Improvements in digital connectivity can reduce trade costs through multiple channels, including better access to information, lower transaction costs, the reduced need for business...

Die Störanfälligkeit von Handel in Wertschöpfungsketten haben Produktionsausfälle im Zuge von Naturkatastrophen, der Brexit und der US-amerikanische Handelskonflikt mit China verdeutlicht, ebenso wie massive Lieferprobleme im Zuge der Corona-Pandemie. Der Krieg in der Ukraine erhöht die...