High Tariffs\, High Stakes The Policy Driv ers behind Firm-Level Adoption of Green Technologies
Description: This seminar investigates the role of trade policy in firms' adoption of green technologies by analysing firm-level import transa ction data from 35 emerging markets. It explores how tariffs and non-tariff measures (NTMs) impact imports of key products in solar photovoltaic\, win d power\, and electric vehicle value chains. The findings reveal that tarif fs significantly reduce firms' green technology imports\, particularly affe cting downstream segments and smaller firms\, while NTMs have more varied e ffects. The study offers important policy insights\, advocating for open tr ade policies in emerging markets to facilitate green technology diffusion a nd support climate goals.
Speaker: Samuel Ros enow (IFC)
Samuel is a trade economist specia lizing in the green transition\, based in Mexico City with the Internationa l Finance Corporation (IFC). He conducts applied research on private sector opportunities in Latin America\, focusing on the World Bank's Country Priv ate Sector Diagnostics (CPSDs) and operational research that informs IFC’ s investment strategies.He specializes in private sector development\, inte rnational trade\, investment\, and value chains. Before joining the IFC\, h e worked at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) \, the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)\, a nd Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) in Uganda. Samuel holds a Master’ s in Development Economics from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy an d a BSc in Economics from Mannheim University (Germany). He is also a PhD c andidate in Economics at the World Trade Institute (WTI)\, with research fo cused on the intersection of international trade and economic development. He is fluent in English\, Spanish\, French\, and German. Discussant: Emilia Lamonaca (University of Foggia) Emilia Lamonaca is a Research Fellow at th e University of Foggia (Italy)\, where she received her doctorate. Her main research interests include economics of climate change\, determinants of i nternational trade as well as the role of trade and climate policy and econ omic geography on trade
Venue: This is an onl ine event – please register here
Event lang uage: English.
The seminar series is organise d by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) in co-o peration with FIW and the European University Institute. The seminar provid es a forum for presentation and discussion of recent academic research in t he field of international economics.
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