Autarky and Openness — Reflections on the Optimal Balance of an Open Economy

Abstract Following a surge in globalisation in the wake of the fall of the Iron Curtain and China joining the WTO, the international division of labour has been increasingly characterised by protectionist tendencies in recent years. Negative labour market effects for individual sectors as well as th...

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Main Authors: Thieß Petersen, Marcus Wortmann
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Language:deu
Published: Sciendo 2022-09-01
Series:Wirtschaftsdienst
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-022-3271-8
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