Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Funded under the EU Erasmus Plus Program, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Trade and Global Affairs develop and deliver research projects, outreach and curricular activities integrating knowledge on the EU.
In particular, the Centre will create synergies, promote trans-disciplinary dialogue and leverage expertise and networks to engage audiences across and beyond campus to.
We will do this through research, educational programs and resources, and fostering the development and dissemination of new research methodologies, curricula and teaching pedagogy across the University and throughout its extensive local, national and international networks.
Centre Director: Professor Peter Draper
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Discussion papers
Title Author Discussion paper no. Richard Pomfret 2020-05 The Eurasian Landbridge: Implications of linking East Asia and Europe by rail
Richard Pomfret 2020-04 Is Competition from China So special? Benedikt Heid, Raúl Mínguez, Asier Minondo 2020-03 Structural Gravity and the Gains from Trade under Imperfect Competition Benedikt Heid & Frank Stahler 2020-02 Feeding your workhorse with quality data: analysis of trade costs in Central Asia Alfinura Sharafeyeva 2020-01 2019 Different paths to Economic Integration in Europe and Asia Richard Pomfret 2019-01 The Role of the European Union in the International Trade and Investment Order Steve Woolcock 2019-02 The Import effects of the Entry Price System Fabio Gaetano Santeramo, Laura Marquez-Ramos, Victor Martinez-Gomez, Emilia Lamonaca
2019-03 Richard Pomfret 2019-04 A Novel Institution: The Zollverein and the Origins of the Customs Union
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Policy Briefs
- 22 February 2022, Policy Brief, "Carbon Tax Creep Beyond Industrial Goods: Challenges and Risks for Extending Coverage to Agriculture", Tim Ryan
- 20 October 2021, Policy Brief, ‘The Missing Anchor: Why the EU Should Join the CPTPP’, Peter Draper and Naoise McDonagh, published by Lowy Institute
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Op-eds
- 07 December 2021, Op-ed, ‘Can Germany’s New Coalition Modernize the Country to Meet 21st Century Challenges?’, Andreas Freytag, Professor and Chair of Economic Policy, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena and Visiting Professor with IIT. Published by Institute for International Trade.
- 15 April 2021, Op-ed, ‘The market is a powerful instrument to counter human rights violations in China’, Andreas Freytag, Professor and Chair of Economic Policy, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena and Visiting Professor with IIT. Published by Institute for International Trade
- 09 April 2021, Op-ed, ‘Putting “Values” into Value Chains in an Era of System Rivalry’, Naoise McDonagh. Published by Institute for International Trade.
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Conferences
- 02 December 2021, Symposium Presentation, ‘Geoeconomic Competition and Rival Models of Capitalism: A Comparative Capitalism Contribution to the EU Debate on Sovereign-Driven Investment Screening’, Naoise McDonagh, organized by CELIS Institute, Virtual Symposium on Foreign Investment Screening
Updates
16 Jun
CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS) 2022
1st - 3rd June 2022, IIT’s Dr Naoise McDonagh was invited to present at the 2022 CELIS Institute Annual Forum on Investment Screening. CFIS 22 is Europe's first and foremost forum to discuss questions on investment screening and security. It serves to enhance the Institute's analytical capacity and facilitate the shaping of common approaches. A marketplace of ideas, CFIS 22 brings together EU officials, national experts, diplomats, academics, business leaders, think tankers, and representatives of civil society and the media from across Europe and beyond. 27 May
Improving border adjustment mechanisms
WORKING PAPER 09
Despite several attempts and significant progress, broad agreement on the most appropriate way to manage conflicts between international trade and environmental issues has yet to emerge. Consequently, this paper begins with a search for a set of principles to guide the use of border adjustment mechanisms to ameliorate global environmental problems or, as economists call them, global externalities.
Ten principles are developed, and then applied to the European Union's current CBAM design, and recommendations for improving that design are put forward. As this CBAM is rooted in the EU's Emissions Trading System, broad recommendations for aligning the ETS with the principles are also offered.
With the support of the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union
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