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Kompromiss im Solarstreit zwischen EU und China

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  • Martin Klein
  • Claudia Meier
  • Faxin Teng

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At the end of July 2013 the photovoltaic (PV) trade conflict between China and the European Union was resolved through a compromise whose key elements are price and quantity undertakings promised by China. A minimum price and a maximum export quantity should help to calm PV markets for the time being. Yet the fundamental disequilibria which led to the trade conflict persist. China needs to address its huge domestic excess capacity by reducing subsidies for PV production while vigorously promoting installation. Industrial countries need to address the mismatch between national PV subsidisation policies and the dynamics of global PV markets. If unresolved, further trade conflicts will be inevitable. In solving their bilateral problems, China and the EU have largely bypassed the WTO regime for conflict resolution, thus further revealing the weaknesses of this regime. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

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  • Martin Klein & Claudia Meier & Faxin Teng, 2013. "Kompromiss im Solarstreit zwischen EU und China," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 93(8), pages 557-562, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:93:y:2013:i:8:p:557-562
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-013-1565-6
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    Keywords

    F13; Q42; Q48;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy

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