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Protectionist responses to the crisis – global trends and implications
In this paper we take a systematic look at recent trends in global protectionism and at the potential implications of a protectionist backlash for economic growth, using results from the recent economic literature and new model simulations. We find that there has so far been a moderate increase in actual protectionist measures to restrict trade through tariff and non-tariff barriers. At the same time, evidence from surveys shows that public pressure for more economic protection has been mounting since the mid-2000s, and has possibly intensified since the start of the financial crisis. However, no World Trade Organization (WTO) member has retreated into widespread trade restrictions or protectionism to date. Our model-based simulations suggest that the impairment of the global flow of trade would hamper the recovery from the crisis, as well as the long-term growth potential of the global economy. At the same time, it is unlikely that protectionism would help to correct existing current account imbalances. Moreover, the countries implementing protectionist measures should expect a deterioration of their international competitiveness, which would further affect the potential for longer-term real GDP growth.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: ECB Occasional Paper ; No. 110
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General
- Subject
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competitiveness
financial crisis
global imbalances
Protectionism
Trade
World Trade Organization
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Bussière, Matthieu
Pérez-Barreiro, Emilia
Straub, Roland
Taglioni, Daria
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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European Central Bank (ECB)
- (where)
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Frankfurt a. M.
- (when)
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2010
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Bericht
Associated
- Bussière, Matthieu
- Pérez-Barreiro, Emilia
- Straub, Roland
- Taglioni, Daria
- European Central Bank (ECB)
Time of origin
- 2010
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