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Integrated policymaking: choosing an institutional design for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Breuer, Anita / Julia Leininger / Jale Tosun (2019)
Discussion Paper 14/2019

Integrated implementation of the 2030 Agenda will require institutional reform. To identify causes of reform blockades and enablers of innovation this study analyses how political and economic context factors influence countries’ institutional design choices when it comes to SDG-governance.

Impact assessments of governance programmes

Berlin, 18. September 2019

The question of whether international programmes to support governance in developing countries work is of great importance. The purpose of the workshop was to respond to this question by discussing approaches of (rigorous) impact assessments in the area of governance programmes based on examples from different countries and organisations.…

The Power of Cooperation: Shaping a Positive narrative of Global Governance in Brazil

Brasília, 19. September 2019

In a polarised world, amid the global rise of nationalism and populism and with global governance and internationale dialogue at risk, one purpose of the MGG network is to create and hold open spaces of dialogue and internationale cooperation. The conference „The Power of Cooperation: Shaping a Positive Narrative of Global Governance“…

Promoting ownership in a 'post aid‐effectiveness' world: evidence from Rwanda and Liberia

Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel / Fabian Scholtes (2019)
External Publications

Nudging with Chinese characteristics: an adapted approach from the Global North to achieve a sustainable future?

Hägele, Ramona (2019)
External Publications

China–Pakistan economic corridor: prospects and challenges

Ali, Murad (2019)
External Publications

Paradigm shifts in public procurement

Stoffel, Tim / Maximilian Müngersdorff (2019)
The Current Column, 23. September 2019

Procurement in public institutions is becoming more professional and is increasingly being seen as a strategic policy instrument. This also helps in implementing social and environmental criteria in public tenders.

On the dilemma of flying for sustainability

Schwachula, Anna / Okka Lou Mathis / Daniele Malerba / Ramona Hägele (2019)
The Current Column, 27. September 2019

Mass mobilization of civil society is increasing global pressure to adopt more ambitious climate policies. A blessing for some people. But with the new consciousness, another debate comes into focus.

Connections between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda: the case for policy coherence

Dzebo, Adis / Hannah Janetschek / Clara Brandi / Gabriela Iacobuta (2019)
External Publications

Can the Amazon forest survive populists in power?

Burni, Aline (2019)
The Current Column, 30. September 2019

Brazil was regarded as one of the emerging economies reshaping the global scene. Yet under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro, this image changed drastically.

Economic and distributional impacts of free trade agreements : the Case of Indonesia

Cali, Massimiliano / Maryla Maliszewska / Zoryana Olekseyuk / Israel Osorio-Rodarte (2019)
External Publications

Taxation and digitalization

Bonn, 01. October 2019

Digitalization should be considered a transformative factor for tax systems worldwide. The use of ICT in economic transactions and tax administrations entails the prospect of addressing tax compliance, evasion, and avoidance in new ways. Increased information could also provide new opportunities for tax policy design. Digitalization could…

Harnessing EU external cooperation to boost ambitious and coherent climate action

Iacobuta, Gabriela / Mariella Di Ciommo / Niels Keijzer / Hanne Knaepen / Lola Valllejo / Steffen Bauer (2019)
External Publications

Towards New Social Contracts in MENA Countries?

Hamburg, 04. October 2019

Many scholars interpret the 2011 upheavals in the MENA as a sign of failure of the social contracts that MENA countries had developed after independence. All of these were based on the provision of generous social benefits by governments to citizens as compensation for the lack of political participation. But with growing populations and…

Science needs to confront its critics (again)

Hernandez, Ariel (2019)
The Current Column, 09. October 2019

Scientific knowledge, as the pillar of evidence-based policy-making, is currently on the defensive. This reluctance is not helpful in defending science and is even reinforcing the risks.

Fairtrade and economic pro-poor growth: a literature review

Bissinger, Katharina (2019)
External Publications

Sustainability labels: are price premia relevant in online food retailing?

Bissinger, Katharina (2019)
External Publications

Implicit prices of sustainability on the German online market for honey

Bissinger, Katharina / Roland Herrmann / Lisa Krandick (2019)
External Publications

The role of institutions and macroprudential policy in managing spillovers from quantitative easing policies

Belke, Ansgar / Ulrich Volz (2019)
External Publications

Investment facilitation and WTO modernisation

Geneva, 11. October 2019

Discussions on investment facilitation, initiated at the 11 th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Buenos Aires, represent an opportunity both for countries aiming at improving their domestic frameworks to attract investments but also for the World Trade Organization (WTO) itself. While traditional international investment policy…