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Holger Görg Gave a Talk on Globalization at the German Council of Economic Experts

28th April 2017
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Prof. Holger Görg Ph.D., KCG Managing Director, was invited to give a presentation on globalization at the German Council of Economic Experts (Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung) on April 27, 2017 in Wiesbaden. His talk aimed at providing research-based evidence to an important question of whether globalization is rather a boon or a bane for Germany[…]

KCG Introduced in Recently Published IfW Highlights 2016

20th April 2017
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Kiel Centre for Globalization (KCG) is a project jointly initiated by the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW). With its kick-off in October 2016, the research team has expanded to a 17-researcher team which has since intensively worked on four interrelated research projects dealing with different aspects of the global supply chains (https://www.kcg-kiel.org/research/). As one of the selected highlights of the IfW, KCG and its activities are introduced in the recently published issue of IfW Highlights. […]

Ludger Heidbrink and Guli-Sanam Karimova Joined National Conference on Sustainable Consumption in Berlin

30th March 2017
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National Conference on Sustainable Consumption initiated by the German Federal Government took place on March 23rd in Berlin. The Conference aimed at encouraging public discussions among key stakeholders and experts from academia, NGOs, business and politics to collect valuable feedback and suggestions for the newly adopted National Program on Sustainable Consumption in Germany. Ludger Heidbrink and Guli-Sanam Karimova joined the conference to gain more insights into the topic of sustainable consumption that is relevant for a current KCG research project […]

Holger Görg as Panellist at the Upcoming OECD Global Forum on International Investment

2nd March 2017
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The OECD Global Forum on International Investment (OECD-GFII) 2017 with the overarching topic “Addressing the Challenges of Globalization: Towards a Society-centred Investment Policy Agenda” is going to take place on March 6th at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France. Holger Görg, Managing Director of the KCG, will act as a panellist in the session “Towards an Investment Policy Agenda that Supports Inclusive Globalization” to share his views and discuss with other experts in the field about a potential research and policy agenda in support of the development and implementation of a more inclusive international investment policy in the long term. […]