Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Funded under the EU Erasmus Plus Program, the Jean Monnet Centre for 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.
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Discussion papers
Title Author Discussion paper no. 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
Florian Ploeckl 2019-05
Updates
13 Jul Richard Pomfret presented a paper on Uzbekistan’s WTO accession in the series Virtual Seminars on Applied Economics and Policy Analysis in Central Asia. The paper tracks what will be the longest ever WTO accession negotiations and emphasizes the changing nature of membership commitments since the WTO was established in 1995. 23 Jun
Brexit Done, A UK-EU Trade Agreement to Go?
By Richard Pomfret, Professor of Economics & Jean Monnet Chair Economics of European Integration, the University of Adelaide
A trade agreement between the UK and EU27 looks in trouble. The UK left the EU on 31 January. 2020 is the transition year when the Withdrawal Agreement is implemented and the UK and EU reach agreement on their future relations. Distracted by COVID, some people, e.g. Irish deputy PM Simon Coveney, argue that this timeframe for reaching agreement in future relations is too short, while UK negotiators insist that the deadline is non-negotiable.
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