In this paper, we use a novel firm level dataset for Germany to investigate the effect of sanctions on export behaviour and performance of German firms. More specifically, we study the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia in 2014 in response to the annexation of Crimea and Russia's...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a sudden reassessment of political and economic relations with Russia, including financial and trade relations. This policy brief analyzes a new firm-level dataset for Germany to examine the involvement of German firms in the Russian and Ukrainian markets....

In this paper, we use a novel firm level dataset for Germany to investigate the effect of sanctions on export behaviour and performance of German firms. More specifically, we study the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia in 2014 in response to the annexation of Crimea and Russia’s...

In this paper, we use a novel firm level dataset for Germany to investigate the effect of sanctions on export behaviour and performance of German firms. More specifically, we study the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia in 2014 in response to the annexation of Crimea and Russia's...

German Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa is lagging behind China, France, the Netherlands, the UK, the US, and other economies. It represented only 1 percent of the German total FDI stock abroad in 2018 and is concentrated in few African countries. Overall, around 850 German firms have...

Holger Görg und Saskia Mösle, Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel, halten ein komplettes Verschwinden von globalen Wertschöpfungsketten für unwahrscheinlich. Anzunehmen sei eher, dass Unternehmen die Kosten von Produktionsverlagerungen ins Ausland im Vergleich zur eigenen Herstellung sowie...

Despite some growth, intra-African trade activity remains at low levels and falls far behind the levels of internal trade observed in more integrated regions like the EU. The European continent remains a major trading partner, but its share in total African exports and imports has decreased from...

Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland hat sich als Unterzeichnerstaat mehrerer internationaler Vereinbarungen zum Klimaschutz verpflichtet, anthropogene Quellen und Senken von Treibhausgasen jährlich auf nationaler Skalenebene zu berichten. Dazu zählen auch CO2-Emissionen aus Veränderungen des...

Im vorliegenden Bericht wird dargestellt, welche Instrumente und Maßnahmen zur Erreichung der Sektorziels des Klimaschutzplans 2050 (KSP 2050) bis zum Jahr 2030 für die Landwirtschaft und zur Minderung von Emissionen und Steigerung der Senkenleistung im Bereich LULUCF notwendig sind. Dabei...