Essays in international trade [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Jennifer Abel-Koch

Essays in International TradeInauguraldissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradeseines Doktors der Wirtschaftswissenschaftender Universit¨at Mannheimvorgelegt vonJennifer Abel-KochMai 2010Dekan: Prof. Tom Krebs, Ph.D.Referent: Prof. Dr. Eckhard JanebaKorreferent: Prof. Volker Nocke, Ph.D.Tag der mundlic¨ hen Prufung:¨ 8. Juni 2010iiAcknowledgmentsAboveall,IwouldliketothankmysupervisorEckhardJanebafortheexcellentguidanceand for the encouraging feedback he gave me on both the content of my research andthe way of presenting it. His tight schedule notwithstanding, he was always accessibleand extremely supportive in all aspects related to the process of growing into academia.I would also like to thank Volker Nocke for his insightful comments on my work and hisimmediate willingness to join the thesis committee.I am especially grateful to Daniel Bernhofen for giving me the opportunity to spendvaluable time at the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and EconomicPolicy at the University of Nottingham. I would like to thank him and Ron Davies fortheir kind availability during the job market period.I very much enjoyed interacting with my colleagues at the Chair for Public Economicsand Economic Policy. I would like to thank Christina Gathmann for her instructivecomments on the fourth chapter of this thesis, as well as Gonzague Vannoorenbergheand Lisandra Flach for inspiring discussions about international trade.