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A World Trading System for the Twenty-First Century

Online, 02. March 2022

The online seminar series aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and instead aims to promote the translation of academic…

Can Information Shift Preferences Towards Trade Policy? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments

Online, 12. January 2022

The online seminar series aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and instead aims to promote the translation of academic…

The Impact of Immigration

Online, 30. June 2021

The online seminar series "Policy Implications of Recent Globalization Research" aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and…

International Trade, Firms and Jobs

Online, 02. June 2021

The online seminar series "Policy Implications of Recent Globalization Research" aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and…

The EU taxonomy for sustainable activities: an experiment

Hilbrich, Sören (2022)
The Current Column, 28. March 2022

The EU taxonomy for sustainable activities is a grand experiment. It carries the promise to define objectives for private enterprises that go beyond the pure maximisation of profits.

Is China's Silk Road initiative at a dead end?

Wolff, Peter (2017)
The Current Column, 15. May 2017

Last weekend saw Chinese President Xi Jinping welcome guests to Beijing for a major Silk Road forum. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a central element of Chinese globalisation strategy and Xi‘s reputation is closely tied to the initiative. Under its aegis the plan is to establish a network of transport, energy and communications through Asia to Europe and Africa. Doubts about BRI have recently been increasing.

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Geo-economics at work?

Brandi, Clara / Fabian Bohnenberger (2014)
The Current Column, 14. February 2014

The bilateral talks on a TTIP do not only reflect economic interests but are also induced by genuinely geopolitical and strategic reasoning.

The G20 and infrastructure

Wolff, Peter (2014)
The Current Column, 10. November 2014

When the G20 leaders meet next week in Brisbane, Australia, there are sure to be few issues that they will agree on. There will, however, be one subject upon which they can agree: infrastructure.

Sustainable finance in Southeast Asia

Ariyapruchya, Swisa / Ulrich Volz (2022)
External Publications

How good are multinationals for you?

Vrolijk, Kasper (2021)
External Publications

The expanded presence of multinational enterprises in the world raises questions about how a country benefits from foreign direct investment. I review the evidence on global value chains (firms organising production across multiple countries) and “superstar firms”, those accounting for a large share of overall economic activity, with market concentration. I find that governments might have to adopt firm-specific policies, weighing the benefits and drawbacks of providing subsidies to attract multinationals.

Falen in Parijs, dat is pas echt duur

Pauw, Pieter (2015)
External Publications

EU Trade and investment: a bumpy road

Brandi, Clara / San Bilal / Max Mendez-Parra (2015)
External Publications

Economic empowerment pilot project in Malawi: qualitative survey report

Beierl, Stefan / Francesco Burchi / Christoph Strupat (2017)
Discussion Paper 15/2017

The report provides a qualitative assessment of the Economic Empowerment Project conducted by GIZ in Malawi. Our qualitative findings highlight the importance of providing poor households with a one-shot lump-sum transfer and basic financial/business training that support their income generation and diversification.

Another lost decade or a decade of action? Debt relief for a green and inclusive recovery

Zucker-Marques, Marina / Ulrich Volz (2023)
External Publications

Governing the water-energy-food nexus related to hydropower on shared rivers: the role of regional organizations

Dombrowsky, Ines / Oliver Hensengerth (2018)
External Publications

OECD Development Co-operation Report 2017

Bonn, 14. December 2017

The 2017 volume of the Development Co-operation Report , the OECD's annual flagship report on development policy, focuses on Data for Development. The data revolution is transforming the ways in which our economies and societies function and evolve. Data for development provides both a means and an end to realising the aims of the 2030…

Wastewater systems and energy saving in urban India: governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus series

Never, Babette (2016)
Discussion Paper 12/2016

This paper targets the water-energy nexus in India's wastewater sector. It identifies existing drivers and barriers to the diffusion of energy efficient technologies in urban India, uncovering how investments in resource- and lifecycle-oriented solutions could be enhanced.

Implementing sustainability taxonomies to redirect capital flows: the case of South Africa

Hilbrich, Sören / Kathrin Berensmann / Giovanna Artmann / Sam Ashman / Theresa Herbold / Steffen Lötters-Viehof / Agnese Monti / Felix Paffhausen / Stephanie Roigk / Lee-Ann Steenkamp (2025)
External Publications

Can the global Green New Deal movement survive the pandemic?

Pegels, Anna / Clara Brandi / Tilman Altenburg (2020)
External Publications

Fairtrade and economic pro-poor growth: a literature review

Bissinger, Katharina (2019)
External Publications