Gerald Willmann

Bielefeld University

Universitätsstraße 25

Bielefeld, NRW 33613

Germany

IfW Kiel

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P.O. Box 4309

Kiel, Schleswig-Hosltein D-24100

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KU Leuven

Oude Markt 13

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant 3000

Belgium

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Poschinger Str. 5

Munich, DE-81679

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Substitutability and Protectionism: Latin America's Trade Policy and Imports from China and India

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Substitutability and Protectionism: Latin America's Trade Policy and Imports from China and India

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4188
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Giovanni Facchini, Marcelo Olarreaga, Peri A. Silva and Gerald Willmann
Tinbergen Institute, University of Geneva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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Economic Theory & Research, Markets and Market Access, Free Trade, Globalization and Financial Integration, International Trade and Trade Rules

Substitutability and Protectionism: Latin America's Trade Policy and Imports from China and India

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1947, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 229
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Apr 2007
Giovanni Facchini, Marcelo Olarreaga, Peri A. Silva and Gerald Willmann
Tinbergen Institute, University of Geneva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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Latin America, protectionism

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Trade, Education, and the Shrinking Middle Class

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Trade, Education, and the Shrinking Middle Class

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4141
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Mar 2013
Emily J. Blanchard and Gerald Willmann
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business and Bielefeld University
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trade and education policy, skill acquisition, education, income distribution

Trade, Education, and the Shrinking Middle Class

Bielefeld Working Papers in Economics and Management No. 03-2013
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Feb 2013
Emily J. Blanchard and Gerald Willmann
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business and Bielefeld University
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Trade and Education Policy, Skill Acquisition, Education, In-come Distribution

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Why (No) Global Competition Policy is a Tough Choice

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 07 Jun 2004
Abigail Tay and Gerald Willmann
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Bielefeld University
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Global Competition Policy, International Mergers

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The Economics of a Multilateral Investment Agreement

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The Economics of a Multilateral Investment Agreement

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2562
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 26 Feb 2009
Jiahua Che and Gerald Willmann
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Bielefeld University
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multilateral investment agreement, FDI, trade policy

The Economics of a Multilateral Investment Agreement

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Mar 2009
Jiahua Che and Gerald Willmann
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Bielefeld University
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multilateral investment agreement, FDI, trade policy

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The Political Economy of International Factor Mobility

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The Political Economy of International Factor Mobility

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Feb 2004
Giovanni Facchini and Gerald Willmann
Tinbergen Institute and Bielefeld University
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FDI, migration, political economy, common agency

The Political Economy of International Factor Mobility

Posted: 27 Feb 2005
Giovanni Facchini and Gerald Willmann
Tinbergen Institute and Bielefeld University

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FDI, migration, political economy, common agency

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The Customs Union Issue: Why Do We Observe so Few of Them?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2426
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Oct 2008
Giovanni Facchini, Peri Silva and Gerald Willmann
University of Milan - Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano (LdA), University of North Dakota and Bielefeld University
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Strategic delegation, Preferential Trade Agreements

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Why Legislators are Protectionists: The Role of Majoritarian Voting in Setting Tariffs

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Jul 2004
Gerald Willmann
Bielefeld University
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Trade policy, political economy, representative democracy

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Referendum Timing

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 07 May 2004
Mattias Polborn and Gerald Willmann
Vanderbilt University - College of Arts and Science - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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Referendum, timing problems, dynamic political economy

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Asylum Seekers in Europe: The Warm Glow of a Hot Potato

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Nov 2004
Giovanni Facchini, Oliver Lorz and Gerald Willmann
Tinbergen Institute, RWTH Aachen University and Bielefeld University
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Political Economy, Asylum Policy, Migration

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Protection for Sale with Imperfect Rent Capturing

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Protection for Sale with Imperfect Rent Capturing

University of Kiel Economics Working Paper No. 2004-01
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Apr 2004
Giovanni Facchini, Johannes Van Biesebroeck and Gerald Willmann
Tinbergen Institute, K.U.Leuven and Bielefeld University
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Protection for Sale

Protection for Sale with Imperfect Rent Capturing

NBER Working Paper No. w11269
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2022
Giovanni Facchini, Johannes Van Biesebroeck and Gerald Willmann
Tinbergen Institute, K.U.Leuven and Bielefeld University
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Protection for Sale with Imperfect Rent Capturing

Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 845-873, August 2006
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Nov 2006
Giovanni Facchini, Johannes Van Biesebroeck and Gerald Willmann
Tinbergen Institute, K.U.Leuven and Bielefeld University
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Enlargement versus Deepening: The Trade-Off Facing Economic Unions

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Enlargement versus Deepening: The Trade-Off Facing Economic Unions

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2455
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Nov 2008
Oliver Lorz and Gerald Willmann
RWTH Aachen University and Bielefeld University
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fiscal federalism, policy centralization, political economy

Enlargement versus Deepening: The Trade-Off Facing Economic Unions

VIVES Discussion Paper No. 2
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 14 Apr 2010
Oliver Lorz and Gerald Willmann
RWTH Aachen University and Bielefeld University
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Fiscal Federalism, Policy Centralization, Political Economy

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Contingent Trade Policy and Economic Efficiency

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Contingent Trade Policy and Economic Efficiency

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Apr 2011
Phillip McCalman, Frank Stähler and Gerald Willmann
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics, University of Tuebingen - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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Contingent trade policy, Efficiency

Contingent Trade Policy and Economic Efficiency

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3424
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Apr 2011
Phillip McCalman, Frank Stähler and Gerald Willmann
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics, University of Tuebingen - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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contingent trade policy, efficiency

Contingent Trade Policy and Economic Efficiency

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 May 2011
Phillip McCalman, Frank Stähler and Gerald Willmann
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics, University of Tuebingen - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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Contingent Trade Policy, Efficiency

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Political Stasis or Protectionist Rut? Policy Mechanisms for Trade Reform in a Democracy

CESifo Working Paper No. 2070
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Jun 2007
Emily J. Blanchard and Gerald Willmann
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business and Bielefeld University
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dynamic political economy, trade policy, skill acquisition, politically stable policy paths, referenda

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Private Labels and International Trade: Trading Variety for Volume

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Private Labels and International Trade: Trading Variety for Volume

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4133
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Mar 2013
Emily J. Blanchard, Tatyana Chesnokova and Gerald Willmann
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business, Independent and Bielefeld University
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private labels, export mode, intermediaries, heterogeneous firms, international retailers

Private Labels and International Trade: Trading Variety for Volume

Bielefeld Working Papers in Economics and Management No. 02-2013
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Feb 2013
Emily J. Blanchard, Tatyana Chesnokova and Gerald Willmann
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business, Independent and Bielefeld University
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Private Labels, Export Mode, Intermediaries, Heterogeneous Firms, International Retailers

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Optimal Agenda-Setter Timing

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Optimal Agenda-Setter Timing

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 18 Apr 2006
Mattias Polborn and Gerald Willmann
Vanderbilt University - College of Arts and Science - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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Dynamic political economy, agenda-setter power, investment, timing problems

Optimal Agenda-Setter Timing

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, Vol. 42, Issue 4, pp. 1527-1546, November / novembre 2009
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 08 Oct 2009
Mattias Polborn and Gerald Willmann
Vanderbilt University - College of Arts and Science - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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On the Endogenous Allocation of Decision Powers in Federal Structures

Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 57, pp. 242-257, 2005
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 12 Sep 2005
Oliver Lorz and Gerald Willmann
RWTH Aachen University and Bielefeld University
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Political economy, fiscal federalism, endogenous centralization, constitutional design

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The Customs Unions Issue: Why do We Observe so Few of Them?

Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 264
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 May 2009
Giovanni Facchini, Peri Silva and Gerald Willmann
University of Milan - Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano (LdA), University of North Dakota and Bielefeld University
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Strategic delegation, Preferential Trade Agreements

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The Political Economy of Preferential Trade Agreements: An Empirical Investigation

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The Political Economy of Preferential Trade Agreements: An Empirical Investigation

Bielefeld Working Papers in Economics and Management No. 9-2017
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 21 Dec 2017
Giovanni Facchini, Peri Silva and Gerald Willmann
University of Nottingham, Kansas State University - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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Free Trade Areas, Customs Unions, Trade Imbalances, Income Inequality

The Political Economy of Preferential Trade Agreements: An Empirical Investigation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16098
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 May 2021
Giovanni Facchini, Peri Silva and Gerald Willmann
University of Nottingham, Kansas State University - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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The Farsighted Stability of Global Trade Policy Arrangements

Bielefeld Working Papers in Economics and Management No. 08-2017
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 24 Aug 2021
Stefan Berens, Lasha Chochua and Gerald Willmann
Bielefeld University - Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University - Department of Business Administration and Economics and Bielefeld University
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Trade Policy Arrangements, Stability, Unlimited Farsightedness

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Contingent Trade Policy and Economic Efficiency

Bielefeld Working Papers in Economics and Management No. 15-2013
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Jul 2013
Philipp McCalman, Frank Stähler and Gerald Willmann
University of Melbourne - Department of Economics, University of Tuebingen - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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Contingent Trade Policy, Efficiency

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The Farsighted Stability of Global Tade Policy Arrangements

CESifo Working Paper No. 9213
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Aug 2021
Stefan Berens, Lasha Chochua and Gerald Willmann
Bielefeld University - Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University - Department of Business Administration and Economics and Bielefeld University
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Comparative Advantage in (Non-)Routine Production

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Comparative Advantage in (Non-)Routine Production

CESifo Working Paper No. 8226
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 Apr 2020
Liza Archanskaia, Johannes Van Biesebroeck and Gerald Willmann
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comparative advantage, resource allocation, routine tasks

Comparative Advantage in (Non-)Routine Production

Bielefeld Working Papers in Economics and Management No. #03-2020
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 03 Jun 2020
Liza Archanskaia, Johannes Van Biesebroeck and Gerald Willmann
affiliation not provided to SSRN, K.U.Leuven and Bielefeld University
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Comparative Advantage, Resource Allocation, Routine Tasks

Comparative Advantage in (Non-)Routine Production

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14578
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 08 May 2020
Liza Archanskaia, Johannes Van Biesebroeck and Gerald Willmann
affiliation not provided to SSRN, K.U.Leuven and Bielefeld University
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comparative advantage, resource allocation, routine tasks

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The Farsighted Stability of Global Trade Policy Arrangements

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Mar 2022
Stefan Berens, Lasha Chochua and Gerald Willmann
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Bielefeld University - Department of Business Administration and Economics and Bielefeld University
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Trade Policy Arrangements, Stability, Unlimited Farsightedness

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Optimal Agenda‐Setter Timing - Le Timing Optimal Du Maître De L'Ordre Du Jour

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, Vol. 42, Issue 4, pp. 1527-1546, 2009
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 May 2020
Mattias Polborn and Gerald Willmann
Vanderbilt University - College of Arts and Science - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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The Customs Union Issue: Why Do We Observe so Few of Them?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9135
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
Giovanni Facchini, Peri A. Silva and Gerald Willmann
University of Nottingham, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics and Bielefeld University
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Preferential Trade Agreements, Strategic delegation

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Unequal Gains, Prolonged Pain: A Model of Protectionist Overshooting and Escalation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13160
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Sep 2018
Emily J. Blanchard and Gerald Willmann
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business and Bielefeld University
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Dynamic Political Economy, education, Endogenous Tari, Human Capital, Overlapping Generations, Overshooting, populism, protectionism

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Choosing between Protectionism and Free Trade in an Uncertain World

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10625
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 May 2015
Peter Debaere, Toni Glaser and Gerald Willmann
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Bielefeld University - Department of Business Administration and Economics and Bielefeld University
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trade policy