Publications
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Manufacturing Discontent: The Rise to Power of Anti-TTIP Groups
Old beliefs, new symbols, new faces. In 2013, a small group of German green and left- wing activists, professional campaign NGOs and...
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Positioning on the Global Value Chain Map: Where do You Want to Be?
*Senior Economics at ECIPE in Brussels (erik.vandermarel@ecipe.org). The author wishes to thank Maria Salfi for excellent research...
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A EU-Taiwan Trade Accord from EU Member States Perspective: Rebalancing regional trade
Following an FTA with Korea, the EU now takes up the ambitious task of negotiating an FTA with Japan. Inarguably, ‘big’ FTAs are the way forward...
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After Cross-Strait Rapprochement: A Conceptual Analysis of Potential Gains to Europe from China-Taiwan Economic Cooperation
Is it time for the European Union to revisit its trade policy strategy towards Taiwan? This paper takes a closer look at the potential effects on EU...
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Russia in the WTO: Unriddling the Mystery of Russia’s Trade Policy
After almost two decades of accession negotiations, Russia was invited in mid-December last year to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This was...
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Beyond Geopolitics – The Case for a Free Trade Accord between Europe and Taiwan
This paper discusses the economics and geopolitics of EU Taiwan commercial relations and weighs the case for a free trade agreement (FTA) between...
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Germany and the G-8 Presidency
Germany’s G-8 Presidency occurs in a formative period for German foreign economic policy. It is about to step out of the post-Cold War order, but...