In March 2018, the United States enacted tariff increases on a vast range of imported steel and aluminum products. The Trump administration cited national security concerns as the justification, claiming an exception under GATT Article XXI. In response to these tariffs, several WTO Members,...

Im Handelsstreit mit den USA ist die EU in einer relativ starken Verhandlungsposition. Das legen Erfahrungen mit einem ähnlichen Handelskonflikt nahe. So lassen sich aus dem Zoll-Experiment von US-Präsident Bush, der 2002 Importzölle auf spezifische Stahlerzeugnisse verhängte, zwei wichtige...

This WTO dispute concerns the measures China took to implement the Dispute Settlement Body's rulings in China–GOES (DS414), which had found a number of violations with respect to China's antidumping and countervailing duties imposed on grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel (GOES)...

In modelling macroeconomic time series, often a monthly indicator of global real economic activity is used. We propose a new indicator, named World steel production, and compare it to other existing indicators, precisely the Kilian's index of global real economic activity and the index of OECD...

In this paper we propose a new indicator of monthly global real economic activity, named world steel production. We use world steel production, OECD industrial production index and Kilian's rea index to forecast world real GDP, and key commodity prices. We find that world steel production...

This dispute concerns the measures China took to implement the Dispute Settlement Body's rulings in China–GOES (DS414), which had found a number of violations with respect to China's antidumping and countervailing duties imposed on grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel (GOES) imported...

In modelling macroeconomic time series, often a monthly indicator of global real economic activity is used. We propose a new indicator, named World steel production, and compare it to other existing indicators, precisely the Kilian's index of global real economic activity and the index of OECD...

In modelling macroeconomic time series, often a monthly indicator of global real economic activity is used. We propose a new indicator, named World steel production, and compare it to other existing indicators, precisely the Kilian's index of global real economic activity and the index of OECD...

Steel structures such as bridges, tanks and pylons are exposed to outdoor weathering conditions. In order to prevent them from corrosion they are protected by an organic coating system. Unfortunately, the coating system itself is also subject to deterioration. Imperfect maintenance actions such...

Introduction -- Issues facing the steel industry -- Policy problems -- Excess steel in the world -- Supply glut in India -- Producers and their product mix -- Who to promote, the integrated mills or electric furnaces? -- The demand failure of steel in India -- The myth of the s curve -- Metallic...

Introduction -- Issues facing the steel industry -- Policy problems -- Excess steel in the world -- Supply glut in India -- Producers and their product mix -- Who to promote, the integrated mills or electric furnaces? -- The demand failure of steel in India -- The myth of the s curve -- Metallic...

The main aim of this paper is to identify and to analyze the presence of Non Tariff Barriers (NTBs) in the trade of steel products among Brazil and the other three Mercosur's member countries. The NTBs were identified through interviews with Brazilian companies and through questionaries sent to...