This paper, however, is not about evaluating whether or not Germany has, on aggregate, done well out of globalization. Rather, we dig deeper into the economy and acknowledge the fact that it is not countries that trade or invest, but rather firms. We therefore look at data at the micro (firm or...

Die im November 2019 von Bundeswirtschaftsminister Peter Altmaier vorgestellte „Industriestrategie 2030“ zielt darauf ab, die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes in Deutschland und der EU in Zeiten tiefgreifender Umwälzungen nachhaltig zu stärken. Die zunehmende sektorale und...

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...

We use newly available representative panel data for manufacturing enterprises in West and East Germany to investigate the link between production-related subsidies and exports. We document that only a small fraction of enterprises is subsidized, and that exports and subsidies are positively...

We use newly available representative panel data for manufacturing enterprises in West and East Germany to investigate the link between production-related subsidies and exports. We document that only a small fraction of enterprises is subsidized, and that exports and subsidies are positively...

We use newly available representative panel data for manufacturing enterprises in West and East Germany to investigate the link between production-related subsidies and exports. We document that only a small fraction of enterprises is subsidized, and that exports and subsidies are positively...

We use newly available representative panel data for manufacturing enterprises in West and East Germany to investigate the link between production-related subsidies and exports. We document that only a small fraction of enterprises is subsidized, and that exports and subsidies are positively...

Der deutsche Leistungsbilanzsaldo erreichte zuletzt im historischen wie auch im internationalen Vergleich Höchstwerte. Saldenmechanisch treten dabei neben den Handelsströmen verstärkt die Primäreinkommensflüsse (Erwerbs- und Vermögenseinkommen) hervor, wobei die Einkommen aus...

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...