A Closer Look at Germany’s Wine Exports in 2024
Much has been made of an increase in German wine exports last year. Dr. Karl Storchmann reports that the data are open to interpretation.
Much has been made of an increase in German wine exports last year. Dr. Karl Storchmann reports that the data are open to interpretation.
Karl Storchmann has been a Clinical Professor of Economics at New York University since 2009. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Bochum in Germany (1998). Dr. Storchmann is a co-founder and the Editor of the Journal of Wine Economics, and the Executive Director of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE). He has taught or held permanent or visiting positions at various universities, including UCLA, Yale University, and Bordeaux Sciences Agro (2014–present). He is an applied microeconomist whose research focuses on environmental and industrial organization issues related to agriculture and the wine market. His most recent work examines the effects of tariffs on the wine industry. He has published wine-related papers in academic journals such as Agricultural Economics, the American Economic Review, Economic Inquiry, the Journal of Wine Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Review of Industrial Organization.
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