Prof. Dr. Matthias Busse Ruhr-Universität Bochum Research Fellow of the HWWI

• Brief description
• Curriculum Vitae
• Publications

Publications

Books

• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A.; Fischer, S.; Gröning, S. (2007):
  Institutions, Governance and Trade. An Empirical Investigation of the Linkages in View of the Proposed ACP/EU Economic Partnership Agreements, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A.; Großmann, H. (2004):
  The Impact of the ACP/EU Economic Partnership Agreements on ECOWAS Countries: An Empirical Analysis of the Trade and Budget Effects, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn.
• Busse, M.; Fuchs, D.; Großmann, H.; Koopmann, G. (2002):
  Sozialpolitische Ziele in der Welthandelsorganisation (Labour Standards and the World Trade Organisation), Nomos, Baden-Baden.
• Busse, M. (1997):
  Die Auswirkungen der nordamerikanischen Freihandelszonen auf die Europäische Union: Eine Analyse der Handelseffekte (The Impact of North American Integration on the European Union: An Analysis of the Trade Effects), Verlag Dr. Kovac, Hamburg.

Expert Reports and Studies

• Busse, M.; Agboghoroma, A.; Falatik, S.; Hoekstra, R.; Koopmann, G.; Königer, J.; Kühne, C.; Roloff, N. (2009):
  Aid for Trade: making trade effective for development. Case studies from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, PricewaterhouseCoopers & HWWI (ed.), Hamburg.
• Busse, M.; Aryeetey, C.; Barthel, F.; Loehr, C.; Osei, R. (2008):
  Empirical Study on the Determinants and Pro-Development Impacts of Foreign Direct Investment in Ghana, Gutachten im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), Hamburg.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A.; Fischer, S.; Gröning, S. (2007):
  Institutions, governance and trade. An empirical investigation of the linkages in view of the proposed ACP/EU economic partnership agreements, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung & HWWI (ed.), Hamburg.
• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2007):
  Does Trade Liberalisation Lead to Better Governance? An Analysis of the Proposed ACP/EU Economic Partnership Agreements, Expert Report, Funded by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
• Busse, M.; Denecke, H.; Geyer, G.; Nelgen, S. (2007):
  Sozialverantwortliche Beschaffung der öffentlichen Hand. Überblick über und Bewertung relevanter Sozialstandards unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der ILO-Kernarbeitsnormen, Gutachten im Auftrag der Senatskanzlei der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg.

Articles in Refereed Journals

• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2013):
  The resource curse revisited: governance and natural resources, Public Choice 154 (1), 1-20.
• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2012):
  Assessing the Impact of Trade Liberalization: The Case of Jordan, Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong (27), 466-486.
• Busse, M.; Nunnenkamp, P. (2009):
  Gender Disparity in Education and the International Competition for FDI, Feminist Economics 15 (3), 61-90.
• Busse, M.; Hefeker, C. (2009):
  Trade, labour market regulations and growth, Applied Economics Letters 16 (8), 809-812.
• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2009):
  Does Foreign Aid Improve Governance?, Economic Letters, Vol. 104 (2), 76-78.
• Busse, M.; Groizard, J. (2008):
  Foreign Direct Investment, Regulations and Growth, The World Economy, Vol. 31 (7), 861-886.
• Busse, M.; Groizard, J. (2008):
  Technology Trade in Economic Development, The World Economy, Vol. 31 (4), 569-592.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A.; de la Rocha, M. (2007):
  Consequences of Economic Partnership Agreements Between East and Southern African Countries and the EU for Inter- and Intra-regional Integration, International Economic Journal, Vol. 21 (2), 233-254.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A. (2007):
  The Institutional Challenge of the ACP/EU Economic Partnership Agreements, Development Policy Review, Vol. 25 (4), 403-416.
• Busse, M.; Lüthje, S. (2007):
  Should Caribbean Countries Sign an Economic Partnership Agreement With the EU? Expected Challenges and Strategic Options, Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 22 (3), 598-613.
• Busse, M.; Hefeker, C. (2007):
  Political Risk, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment, European Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 23 (2), 397-415.
• Busse, M.; Großmann, H. (2007):
  Assessing the Impact of ACP/EU Economic Partnership Agreements on West African Countries, Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 43 (5), 787-811.
• Busse, M.; Groizard, J. (2007):
  Does Africa Really Benefit from Trade?, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 6 (1), 1-6.
• Busse, M.; Hefeker, C.; Koopmann, G. (2006):
  Between Two Poles: A Dual Currency Board for Mercosur, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 17 (3), 349-362.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A.; Neuhaus, S. (2006):
  Institutional Quality and the Gains From Trade, Kyklos, Vol. 59 (3), 345-368.
• Busse, M.; Spielmann, C. (2006):
  Gender Inequality and Trade, Review of International Economics, Vol. 14 (3), 362-379.
• Busse, M.; Shams, R. (2005):
  Trade Effects of the East African Community, Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, Vol. 6 (1), 62-83.
• Busse, M.; Braun, S. (2004):
  Export Structure, FDI and Child Labour, Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 19 (4), 804-829.
• Busse, M. (2004):
  On the Determinants of Core Labour Standards: The Case of Developing Countries, Economics Letters, Vol. 83 (2), 211-217.
• Busse, M. (2004):
  Transnational Corporations and Repression of Political Rights and Civil Liberties: An Empirical Analysis, Kyklos, Vol. 57 (1), 45-65.
• Busse, M.; Braun, S. (2003):
  Trade and Investment Effects of Forced Labour: An Empirical Assessment, International Labour Review, Vol. 142 (1), 49-71.
• Busse, M. (2003):
  Do Transnational Corporations Care About Labour Standards?, Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 36 (2), 49-68.
• Busse, M. (2003):
  Tariffs, Transport Costs and the WTO Doha Round: The Case of Developing Countries, Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, Vol. 4 (1), 15-31.
• Busse, M. (2002):
  Do Labor Standards Affect Comparative Advantage in Developing Countries?, World Development, Vol. 30 (11), 1921-1932.
• Busse, M. (2002):
  Competition Intensity, Potential Competition and Transaction Cost Economics, World Competition, Vol. 25 (3), 349-359.
• Busse, M. (2002):
  Foreign Direct Investment and Fundamental Workers' Rights, Journal of International Relations and Development, Vol. 5 (2), 143-155.
• Busse, M. (2002):
  Comparative Advantage, Trade and Labour Standards, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 6 (2), 1-8.
• Busse, M.; Koopmann, G. (2001):
  Comercio Libre entre México y la Unión Europea – Efectos Económicos e Implicaciones Políticas, Economía, Teoría y Práctica (II), 37-62.

Chapters in Books

• Busse, M.; Koopmann, G. (2009):
  Environmental Standards and the World Trade Organization: Evidence and Policy Implications, in: John-ren Chen, Christian Smekal, Karl Socher (ed.), Contributions to the Study of International Institutions and Global Governance, Innsbruck University Press, Innsbruck.
• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2008):
  Do Economic Partnership Agreements lead to better governance in ACP countries?, in: H. Asche, U. Engel (ed.), Negotiating Regions: The EU, Africa and the Economic Partnership Agreements, Leipziger Universitätsverlag, Leipzig.
• Busse, M.; Spielmann, C. (2006):
  Trade and FDI in Pollution-intensive Goods: Do Environmental Regulations Matter?, in: Raimund Bleischwitz et al. (ed.), Environmental Economics: Institutions, Competition, Rationality, VWF Verlag für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Berlin.
• Busse, M. (2004):
  Multinational Enterprises, Core Labour Standards and the Role of International Institutions, in: John-ren Chen (ed.), International Institutions and Multinational Enterprises,, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham.
• Busse, M. (2002):
  Competition Policy and Transaction Cost Economics, in: Clemens Esser, Michael Stierle (ed.), Current Issues in Competition Policy, INFER Research Vol. 8, VWF Verlag für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Berlin.

Articles in Non-Refereed Journals

• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2007):
  Verbesserung der Regierungsführung in den AKP-Ländern?, Wirtschaftdienst 87 (11), 761-765.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A.; Koopmann, G. (2006):
  The WTO Compatibility of the Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and the ACP Countries, Intereconomics 41 (2), 115-120.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A. (2006):
  Institutional Prerequisites of Economic Partnership Agreements: The EU-ECOWAS Case, Intereconomics 41 (4), 231-235.
• Busse, M.; Jerosch, F. (2006):
  Reform of the EU Sugar Market, Intereconomics 41 (2), 104-107.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A.; Neuhaus, S. (2005):
  EU/ACP Economic Partnership Agreements: Impact, Options and Prerequisites, Intereconomics 40 (3), 169-176.
• Busse, M. (2004):
  Trade, Environmental Regulations and the WTO - New Empirical Evidence, Journal of World Trade 38 (2), 285-306.
• Busse, M.; Großmann, H. (2003):
  Handelsbezogene Aspekte sozialer Mindeststandards (Trade-Related Aspects of Labour Standards), Wirtschaftsdienst 83 (2), 125-129.
• Busse, M.; Koopmann, G. (2002):
  The EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement: Incentives, Context and Effects, Journal of World Investment (1, Vol. 3), 97-126.
• Busse, M.; Koopmann, G. (2002):
  Transatlantische Handelsbeziehungen zwischen Konflikt und Kooperation (Transatlantic Trade Relations Between Conflict and Cooperation, Wirtschaftsdienst 82 (4), 235-238.
• Busse, M. (2002):
  Transaktionskosten und Wettbewerbspolitik (Transaction Costs and Competition Policy), Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb 52 (2), 112-120.

Discussion Papers

• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2011):
  Assessing the Impact of Trade Liberalization: The Case of Jordan.

HWWI Research Papers

• Busse, M.; Königer, J. (2012):
  Trade and economic growth: A re-examination of the empirical evidence, HWWI Research Paper 123, Hamburg, April.
• Busse, M.; Andrés, M.; Nunnenkamp, P. (2012):
  What Drives FDI from Non-traditional Sources? A Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Bilateral FDI Flows, HWWI Research Paper 114, Hamburg, February.
• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2011):
  The Resource Curse Revisited: Governance and Natural Resources, HWWI Research Paper 106, Hamburg, March.
• Busse, M.; Hefeker, C.; Nelgen, S. (2010):
  Foreign Direct Investment and Exchange Rate Regimes, HWWI Research Paper 2-17, Hamburg, April.
• Busse, M.; Barthel, F.; Osei, R. (2008):
  The Characteristics and Determinants of FDI in Ghana, HWWI Research Paper 2-15, Hamburg, December.
• Busse, M.; Groizard, J. (2007):
  Technology trade in economic development, HWWI Research Paper 2-9, Hamburg, March.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A.; de la Rocha, M. (2007):
  Consequences of Economic - Partnership Agreements between East and Southern African countries and the EU for inter- and intra-regional integration, HWWI Research Paper 2-8, Hamburg, January.
• Busse, M.; Groizard, J. (2007):
  Does Africa really benefit from trade?, HWWI Research Paper 2-7, Hamburg, January.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A. (2006):
  The institutional challenge of the ACP/EU Economic Partnership Agreements, HWWI Research Paper 2-3, Hamburg, July.

HWWI Update

• Busse, M.; Königer, J. (2012):
  Wachstumsimpulse durch Handel?, HWWI Update 05, 4.
• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2011):
  Rohstoffe und gute Regierungsführung – Der Fluch des Ressourcenreichtums, HWWI Update 03, 3.
• Busse, M.; Königer, J. (2009):
  Aid for Trade: ein wirksames Instrument zur Förderung des Handels?, HWWI Update 09, 3.
• Busse, M. (2009):
  Ausländische Direktinvestitionen in Ghana, HWWI Update 01.
• Busse, M.; Gröning, S. (2007):
  AKP-EU Economic Partnership Agreements: Verbesserung der Regierungsführung?, HWWI Update 10, 3.
• Busse, M.; Geyer, G. (2007):
  Beschaffungsrichtlinien behindern soziale Verantwortung des Staates, HWWI Update 08, 1-2.
• Busse, M. (2007):
  G8-Gipfel: Mehr Entwicklungshilfe für Afrika?, HWWI Update 05, 3.
• Busse, M. (2007):
  Profitiert Afrika vom internationalen Handel?, HWWI Update 03, 3.
• Busse, M.; Borrmann, A. (2006):
  Neue Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen zwischen den AKP-Staaten und der EU, HWWI Update 08, 4.

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