KCG Working Paper No. 28: Big Data Analytics and Exports – Evidence for Manufacturing Firms from 27 EU Countries

22nd September 2023
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Author: Joachim Wagner

The use of big data analytics (including data mining and predictive analytics) by firms can be expected to increase productivity and reduce trade costs, which should be positively related to export activities. This paper uses firm level data from the Flash Eurobarometer 486 survey conducted in February – May 2020 to investigate the link between the use of big data analytics and export activities in manufacturing enterprises from the 27 member countries of the European Union[...]

New Kiel Study on Firm Impact of Due Diligence EU Legislation

21st September 2023
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A new study “The cumulative effect of due diligence EU legislation on SMEs” requested by the INTA Committee from the European Parliament from the KCG researchers, Aoife Hanley, Finn Ole Semrau, and Frauke Steglich, jointly with Rainer Thiele (Kiel Institute) is now published. The study addresses the expected impact of the EU’s Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)[...]

Open for conference registration: Advancing Sustainability of Critical Supply Chains in Developing Countries

18th September 2023
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On September 26 and 27, the Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains will organise a scientific conference “Advancing Sustainability of Critical Supply Chains in Developing Countries” at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (and online). This conference aims at discussing recent research related to sustainability in global supply chains, with a focus on impacts in developing countries[...]

KCG Seminar on Aug. 18: Full-scale Russia’s Trade Sanctions and their Welfare Outcomes

17th August 2023
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Since 2014 the EU has imposed a number of sanctions and restrictive measures against Russia in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea. Alone in the past two years as response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has adopted eleven sanction packages against Russia, including individual sanctions, economic sanctions and diplomatic restrictive measures. [...]

KCG Working Paper No. 26: Special Economic Zones in Ghana: A Case Study of Enclaves in Tema, Dawa and Sekondi

6th June 2023
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Authors: Vera Acheampong, Nana Yaw Agyeman Owusu and Nina Kupzig

Many countries introduced concepts related to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to promote export-led economic growth. However, the concepts and implementation of SEZs vastly differ, resulting in large differences between and within countries. Therefore, this study seeks to assess the current state of Ghana’s Special Economic Zones while identifying challenges to SEZ enclave development in Ghana[...]

KCG Working Paper No. 25: Special Economic Zones and Household Welfare: New Evidence from Ghana

5th June 2023
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Authors: Charles G. Ackah, Robert D. Osei, Nana Y.A. Owusu and Vera Acheampong

The study evaluates the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on household welfare (per capita consumption expenditure (PCE) and poverty status) in Ghana using the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey Dataset. SEZs spillover effect on household welfare within a binary treatment condition may lead to finding inadequacy for policy[...]