Quality FDI Matters for Economic Development and Growth 16th November 2016 KCG Secretary News News News Updated on 16th Nov., 2016 “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 KCG Secretary News News News 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 […]
Frauke Steglich Joined the KCG 3rd November 2016 KCG Secretary News News News Frauke Steglich joined the Kiel Centre for Globalization as a PhD researcher in October 2016. She is a researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and a Ph.D. candidate in Quantitative Economics at the Kiel University. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Kiel […]
Thilo Kroeger Joined the KCG 3rd November 2016 KCG Secretary News News News 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.[…]
Nils Christian Hoffmann Joined the KCG 3rd November 2016 KCG Secretary News News News On October 1st, Nils Christian Hoffmann joined the KCG as a PhD researcher. He mainly works on the research project "cross-cultural differences in the perception of corporate social responsibility and consumer social responsibility along global supply chains” led by Prof. Ludger Heidbrink and Prof. Stefan Hoffmann. He finished his Master studies in Business Administration with focus on marketing […]
Interview: The Globalization Paradox 5th October 2016 KCG Secretary News Public Contributions Publications Publications Publications 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 KCG Secretary News News News 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 […]