Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/126414 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Citation: 
[Journal:] Wirtschaftsdienst [ISSN:] 1613-978X [Volume:] 93 [Issue:] 8 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 557-562
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Der Handelsstreit um Solarmodule zwischen der EU und China wurde Ende Juli 2013 mit einem Kompromiss beigelegt. Die Autoren stellen dar, welche Folgen dies auf Preise, Mengen und die Verteilung der Marktanteile hat. Sie sind der Auffassung, dass es zu weiteren Verzerrungen des Marktes kommen wird, weil weiterhin in allen Ländern - nur teilweise ökologisch motivierte - Subventionen üblich sind. Die extremen Handelsungleichgewichte kommen allerdings vor allem dadurch zustande, dass die EU die Nachfrage und China die Produktion subventioniert. Ein globaler Lösungsansatz wäre erforderlich.
Abstract (Translated): 
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.
JEL: 
F13
Q42
Q48
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