The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries mark a new era in the economic relations between both sides. Reciprocal tariff liberalization will however result in asymmetric market opening by ACP partners, which will entail negative, though small, macroeconomic effects for these countries in the short to medium term. In order to [...]

Given the far-reaching implications of commodity prices in particular for developing countries, an understanding of the factors behind recent commodity price developments is crucial. Recent ÖFSE research shows that besides important structural changes in fundamental supply and demand conditions of many commodities, the increasing presence of financial investors on commodity derivative markets has [...]

Home Publikationen Aktueller Kommentar Aktueller Kommentar Deregulierung statt Bürokratieabbau: Was die Omnibusse der EU-Kommission wirklich bringen Mit den Omnibus-Initiativen beschneidet die EU-Kommission unter dem Deckmantel der ‚Vereinfachung‘ zentrale Umwelt- und Sozialstandards, vom Lieferkettengesetz bis zum Datenschutz. Doch wem nützt das wirklich? Von Simela Papatheophilou (ÖFSE), [...]

The negotiations on a deep and comprehensive free trade area between Tunisia and the EU – also known by its French acronym ‘Projet d’accord de libre-échange complet et approfondi’ (ALECA) – have been ongoing since 2015. Beyond the bilateral reduction of tariffs and quotas, the EU proposes regulatory alignment of Tunisian legislation to EU regulatory standards to foster trade and economic growth. [...]

Commodity prices that are increasingly determined on global commodity derivative markets are important for economic and social development. The historically unprecedented commodity price boom – combined with high volatility – since the early-2000s has led to a debate about the functioning of commodity derivative markets. In the context of an international political consensus on the necessity to [...]

Home Publikationen Aktueller Kommentar Aktueller Kommentar April 2020 Die Corona-Krise als Chance für eine globale nachhaltige Entwicklung? Türkis-Grün muss EZA deutlich aufwerten Während derzeit in Österreich zwar eine Verknüpfung der Maßnahmen im Kampf gegen die durch die Corona-Krise verursachte Weltwirtschaftskrise mit dem Klimaschutz gefordert wird, droht die dritte Säule der erst im Jahr [...]