Two New Working Papers of KCG Professor Horst Raff Are Now Online

1st December 2017
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Professor Horst Raff and his co-authors have recently finished two working papers. Both papers examine, with the help of microeconomic models, some important aspects of inventory management within supply chains.

The first paper “Centralized versus Decentralized Inventory Control in Supply Chains and the Bullwhip Effect”, co-authored with Zhan Qu from the Technical University Dresden, looks at how demand volatility is passed upstream through the value chain. In particular, they look at under which circumstances this volatility is enhanced so that the variance of upstream production[…]

Guli-Sanam Karimova visited a PhD seminar on Qualitative Methods and Research Design in France

23rd November 2017
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Consumption nowadays – in emerging economies as well as in developed ones – does not only serve for the satisfaction of basic needs anymore. Both the role of consumption and the lifestyles of consumers have changed with increasing globalization of economic production and consumption patterns over time. The intensification of globalization over the past decades has triggered an increasing interest in research about the role of consumer culture and the meaning of responsible consumption in a globalized world.

KCG Professors Have Contributed to the Report of the German Council of Economic Advisors

16th November 2017
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Holger Görg and Aoife Hanley wrote a background paper for the latest report by the German Council of Economic Advisors (Sachverständigenrat). The background paper, entitled “Globalization: Implications for Firms in Germany”, looks at data at the firm level to shed light on questions such as: What types of firms are involved in trade or investments? What distinguishes these globalized firms, if anything, from firms that are not engaged in these international activities?[…]

Finn Ole Semrau Works As International Expert for GIZ in Mozambique

9th November 2017
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KCG junior researcher Finn Ole Semrau is commissioned as international expert and study coordinator by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Within the scope of this activity, he visited the provinces of Manica and Sofala in Mozambique for three weeks.
The KCG junior researcher supports the GIZ with the implementation of a baseline study focusing on smallholder farmers commercially active in the agricultural value chains of baobab, pigeon pea and organic rice. The baseline study is part of the monitoring system […]