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KCG Studies about Standards along the Global Supply Chains

24th November 2016
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A new KCG study (Görg et al., forthcoming) addressing multinational enterprises (MNEs) with production sites in Africa shows that MNEs are indeed able to influence the working and production conditions of their suppliers in Africa, if the MNEs are motivated to do so. For example, production conditions of MNEs are found to be established in a more sustainable way in Africa, if their products were exported to developed countries such as to Europe or the USA, compared to having been exported to less developed countries like China[…]



A Recent KN Report on KCG

17th November 2016
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With the official start of the Kiel Centre for Globalisation (KCG), the Kieler Nachrichten (KN) recently published a report on the research focus and the planned activities of the KCG based on an interview with Prof. Holger Görg. As emphasised by Prof. Görg, over the past decades of globalisation some people have won but others have lost and there have been some undesirable side effects. Thus, the main focus of the KCG is not only to gain more insights into how globalisation actually has worked but also how trade and global division of labour can be arranged in a more sustainable and fairer way in the future[…]

Quality FDI Matters for Economic Development and Growth

16th November 2016
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“The Vienna Investment Conference: Quality FDI, Development and Growth” which was co-organized by UNIDO as well as Holger Görg and his team at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy took place in mid-September in Vienna, Austria. At the conference, the Director General of UNIDO Yong Li emphasized that “Quality FDI is a key driver for growth of domestic enterprises and improvement of the overall investment climate, provided the right policies and incentives are […]

Finn Ole Semrau Joined the KCG

3rd November 2016
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In October Finn Ole Semrau started his work as a PhD researcher at the Kiel Centre for Globalization. He obtained his master’s degree in Economics at the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel. During his studies he worked for the Kiel Institute for the World Economy as a student assistant and gained international research experience with a research stay at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. His research interests are the impact of globalisation on sustainable world […]

Thilo Kroeger Joined the KCG

3rd November 2016
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Thilo Kroeger joined the Kiel Centre for Globalization in October 2016 as PhD Researcher. Previously, he obtained a double Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Mannheim and Stockholm University specialising in Industrial Organization, particularly Competition Economics, and International Economics. Having completed his Bachelor studies at Kiel University with a stay abroad at the University of Glasgow he returned in fall 2016 to participate in the doctoral programme Quantitative Economics.[…]

Interview: The Globalization Paradox

5th October 2016
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Recently, KCG Managing Director Prof. Holger Görg gave an interview to the Capital magazine to discuss about the Globalization Paradox gradually emerging in many countries in the world, the future and the challenges of globalization and the role of emerging economies in the world economy. In the interview he also shares his views of the current development and future perspective of Germany’s economy and of whether China’s “weaker” economic development is or may become a substantial challenge for both the […]

On Its Way: Kiel Centre for Globalization Officially at Work

3rd October 2016
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The new interdisciplinary Leibniz ScienceCampus “Kiel Centre for Globalization” (KCG) officially started working in early October. KCG is jointly financed by the Leibniz Association and the State (Bundesland) Schleswig-Holstein. During Leibniz President Prof. Dr. Matthias Kleiner’s visit at the Kiel Institute late September, the KCG Managing Director Prof. Holger Görg discussed with Prof. Dr. Kleiner about the planned operation and research directions of the KCG for the final preparation before its official start. The KCG jointly operated by the Kiel […]