Matthias Bauer
Email: matthias.bauer@ecipe.org
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Areas of Expertise: European Union Eurozone Crisis EU Trade Agreements Digital Economy EU Single Market WTO and Globalisation Services
Matthias Bauer is a German economist and Director at the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE). He works on EU and global trade policy with a focus on digital and technology policymaking.
Matthias Bauer is the author of several studies, economic impact assessments and policy briefs in the fields of international trade, digital markets, the regulation of data, innovation, and intellectual property rights. He is regularly consulted by private and public sector organisations on a broad range of policy issues ranging from impact analysis to strategic advice.
Bauer grew up in Eastern Germany. He is an alumni of the US international visitor leadership program (IVLP). He studied business administration at the University of Hull, UK, and economics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany. He received his Ph.D. degree after joining the Bundesbank graduate programme on the “Foundations of Global Financial Markets and Financial Stability”.
Before joining ECIPE, Matthias Bauer was the Coordinator of International Political Economy at the international cooperation division of Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Berlin. He previously held positions at DekaBank, UBS, Mercedes-Benz China, and worked as a start-up and business development consultant. Matthias is a member of Tutwa Europe’s economic policy expert network. He is also the co-founder of the German-based Institute for Digital Education (IfODiB).
ECIPE Policy Briefs
Openness as Strength: The Win-Win in EU-US Digital Services Trade
The discourse surrounding the EU’s supposed over-reliance on digital services imports from non-EU countries, particularly the US, has been a recurrent topic among some political circles. However, this viewpoint tends to oversimplify and misrepresent the nuanced and complex reality of the EU’s status within the global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector and digitally enabled trade. A thorough analysis of trade data and trends clearly...
ECIPE Occasional Papers
EU Autonomy, the Brussels Effect, and the Rise of Global Economic Protectionism
The Brussels Effect, once emblematic of the EU’s alleged influence in shaping global regulations, has now become a factor contributing to global regulatory fragmentation. The EU must recalibrate its trajectory towards a liberal and rules-based trading order, prioritising widespread regulatory liberalisation to counteract the risks of global protectionism and regulatory spirals. A holistic approach, both internally and globally, is crucial to prevent regulatory...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
The Imperative of International Cooperation for EU Competitiveness and Resilience in Technology-Driven Industries
The EU must embrace international cooperation and collaboration in technology-driven industries to ensure competitiveness and global relevance, while also considering the drawbacks of isolationist policies. The EU’s commitment to open markets and global cooperation has historically been its strength, and EU policymakers should continue to prioritise on these principles. Global markets, international R&D collaboration and global industry-led standards are...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
A Forward-Thinking Approach to Open Strategic Autonomy: Navigating EU Trade Dependencies and Risk Mitigation
For the EU, fostering economic interdependence is a more proactive and forward-thinking approach than resorting to defensive measures like eliminating alleged economic dependencies through restrictive regulations, as such actions would negatively impact Member States’ economies. The European Commission and some Member State governments keep pushing for “EU Open Strategic Autonomy”. Several EU laws have already been infused with the concept, resulting in a...
Media Mention
The case for the WTO. (No, really.)
The paper "EU Autonomy, the Brussels Effect, and the Rise of Global Economic Protectionism" written by Matthias Bauer and Dyuti Pandya is referenced...
Media Mention
Navigating the New World Order: EU’s Strategic Interdependence in Digital and Green Economies
The conversation that Matthias Bauer and José Ignacio Torreblanca had during our webinar "EU Strategic Interdependence and How to Revitalise the...
Media Mention
Cybersecurity dei servizi cloud, per l’Italia in fumo 65 miliardi con i nuovi requisiti Eucs
The paper "The Economic Impacts of the Proposed EUCS Exclusionary Requirements" by Matthias Bauer and Philipp Lamprecht is referenced in an article...
Media Mention
Covid-19: what the EU can learn from the United States
Matthias Bauer attending an EP hearing on Strategic Autonomy and the resilience of pharmaceutical value chains in the...
Article
A forward-thinking approach to open strategic autonomy
Matthias Bauer writes for Encompass on how defensive trade and investment policies risk adversely impacting Member States'...
Article
The impacts of EU Strategic Autonomy: How Member States should respond
Matthias Bauer arguing that achieving EU Strategic Autonomy critically relies on achieving a much more integrated continental market and policies...
Article
The impacts of EU Strategic Autonomy: How Member States should respond
Matthias Bauer arguing that achieving EU Strategic Autonomy critically relies on achieving a much more integrated continental market and policies...
Article
Why a global minimum corporate tax rate may never be implemented
Matthias Bauer argues that governments will continue to compete for investments and business activity by offering businesses subsidies and...
Book or Paper
New Regulations in Europe’s Digital Economy: Design, Structure, Trade and Economic Effects
ECIPE report on EU digital regulations published by the Confederations of Swedish...
Book or Paper
Measuring the Impacts of the European Union’s Approach to Open Strategic Autonomy
Report for ECIPE prepared by Frontier Economics on the short and long term macro-economic impacts of new EU policies and regulations that change the...
Book or Paper
Digital Market Act: Competition, Private Property, Innovation and the Interests of the Users
In a joint study with the Lithuanian Free Market Institute, Matthias Bauer analyses the consequences of the Digital Markets...
Book or Paper
The economic costs of restricting the cross-border flow of data
In a joint Kearney-ECIPE study, Dr Matthias Bauer and Dr Erik van der Marel analyse the economic impacts of restrictions on the free flow of data...
Speech or Presentation
Navigating Economic Security Amid trade Fragmentation: Managing Risks and Challenges
Matthias Bauer talks about the concept of economic security and its implication for the podcast Trade Knowledge...
Speech or Presentation
Hat Deutschland (noch) ein Geschäftsmodell? Oder hat Deutschland fertig?
Matthias Bauer's presentation slides concerning the business model of...
Speech or Presentation
Digital Taxes and Trade in Services
Matthias Bauer talks about myths and misconceptions in the debate about taxes on digital...
Speech or Presentation
Cybersecurity in the EU: Is there a European way?
Matthias Bauer discusses the Swedish postal authority's decision to ban Huawei and ZTE from Swedish telecoms markets because of perceived...