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Why a free trade area for goods is in the interest of the EU and how to achieve a sound balance of rights and obligations
  • Jürgen Matthes ·
  • IW-Report No. 38 ·
  • 16 Oct 2018

Brexit: Why a free trade area for goods is in the interest of the EU

In the political declaration of the Withdrawal Agreement the EU should leave the door open for a free trade area for goods that has been suggested by the UK’s Chequers proposals.
German chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May.
  • Michael Hüther / Matthias Diermeier / Markos Jung / Andrew Bassilakis ·
  • External Studies ·
  • 9 Oct 2018

If Nothing is Achieved: Who Pays for the Brexit?

The United Kingdom will depart from the European Union in March 2019. Numerous open questions remain about details and conditions especially with regard to post-Brexit EU-UK trade relations. In case of a negotiation failure, a "hard Brexit" could cause considerably high costs on both sides of the Channel. In the short run, companies will be charged more than 15 billion euro as tariffs. In the long run, UK-EU trade could be reduced up to 50 percent.
The EU’s Strategy for Promoting Gender Equality between Women and Men (2016–2019)
  • Jörg Schmidt ·
  • IW-Trends No. 3 ·
  • 26 Sep 2018

The EU’s Strategy for Promoting Gender Equality between Women and Men

This paper examines possible options for refining the indicators in three economic related policy areas of the EU’s strategy for gender equality between men and women (2016–2019). The objectives and measures of the EU strategy are not analyzed, but modifications and extensions of the empirical reporting are proposed.
The Future Governance of the Euroarea – Perspectives from France and Germany
10 Sep
  • Jürgen Matthes ·
  • Event ·
  • 10 Sep 2018

Common Workshop: The Future Governance of the Euroarea – Perspectives from France and Germany

Das IW richtete am 10. und 11. September 2018 in Paris gemeinsam mit dem angesehenen französischen Think Tank France Stratégie sowie in Kooperation und mit finanzieller Unterstützung des Pariser Auslandsbüros der Konrad Adenauer Stiftung einen zweitätigen Workshop zum Thema Zukunft der Europäischen Währungsunion (EWU) aus.
It’s business models, stupid!
  • Matthias Diermeier / Michael Hüther / Markos Jung ·
  • IW-Kurzbericht No. 33 ·
  • 11 Jun 2018

It’s business models, stupid!

In contrast to a massive current account deficit against China, the US runs a current account surplus with respect to the European Union. The US-EU surplus is largely driven by a positive service balance and primary incomes originating from US investments abroad. Services and primary incomes overcompensate the US goods trade deficit with the EU. Rather than representing a “rip–off”, the different balances reflect the economies’ different business models.
New priorities for the EU
  • Berthold Busch / Jürgen Matthes ·
  • IW News ·
  • 30 May 2018

European Union: New priorities for the EU

In the face of new inside and outside threats, intensive discussions are currently underway regarding the future of the European Union. The increasing pressure to reform should be used to substantially reorganize the EU budget. The recent proposals of the European Commission for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) still lack ambition in this respect.
On the Future of the European Union
  • Berthold Busch / Jürgen Matthes ·
  • IW-Policy Paper No. 10 ·
  • 30 May 2018

On the Future of the European Union

The debate concerning the future of the EU has been in full swing ever since Emmanuel Macron’s (2017) Sorbonne speech. New threats to internal and external security in Europe require a stronger EU. In addition, Brexit is ripping a hole in the EU finances.
The Privacy Preferences of Young People in Germany
  • Barbara Engels ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 21 May 2018

The Privacy Preferences of Young People in Germany

Data are the key resource of the digital economy and thus highly coveted by a wide range of firms. ManyInternet users are willing to barter their personal information for the use of online services which are otherwise free of charge.
Economic crisis slows European convergence
  • Matthias Diermeier / Markos Jung / Pekka Sagner ·
  • IW-Kurzbericht No. 30 ·
  • 18 May 2018

Regional growth: Economic crisis slows European convergence

Up until the economic and financial crisis, economic conditions in the European regions had been converging. This process has come to a complete standstill in recent years due to lower growth in Eastern Europe and stagnation in Southern Europe.
The poorer regions are not catching up anymore
  • Matthias Diermeier / Markos Jung / Pekka Sagner ·
  • Interactive Graphic ·
  • 18 May 2018

Convergence in Europe: The poorer regions are not catching up anymore

Before the economic crisis, European regions with low economic output per inhabitant grew faster than the wealthier ones. The living conditions on the continent became more similar. Since 2010, however, the process of catching-up has been stopped.
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