This paper outlines a strategy for identifying the pattern of Central Asia’s comparative advantage in international trade, based on factor prices and transport costs, historical production patterns, and recent trends in the geographical and product composition of Central Asian trade. The paper...

Worldwide, many people aspire to migrate to the EU for various motives, including persecution at home and better economic prospects in the EU - hence the notion of "mixed" migration. Without restrictions, far more people would migrate to the EU than the EU can or will accommodate. This is true...

In this MEDAM Assessment Report, we review EU policy developments-both in response to recent geopolitical conflicts and with respect to the broader reform agenda for the EU asylum system. We then turn to the reception and hosting of refugees from Ukraine in the EU member states-focussing on the...

Cevat Giray Aksoy, EBRD und King's College London, Panu Poutvaara, ifo Institut, und Felicitas Schikora, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, zeigen, dass der aktuelle Verteilungsmechanismus von Geflüchteten in Deutschland mit erheblichen Kosten für Geflüchtete einhergeht, die in Landkreisen mit einem...

For many applicant countries, accession to the WTO has been, and still is, a frustratingly slow process. In this paper, we discuss the substantial, contentious issues that are slowing down progress in accession negotiations. We contrast these with the benefits of WTO accession not only to the...