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Refugee Policy: More Europe!

The EU should adequately finance a common asylum system, because national solutions are bound to fail, says Kiel Institute migration expert Matthias Lücke.

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Kryptowährung Bitcoin

At present, widespread use of cryptocurrencies for payment would entail...

Bas van Abel

Interview with Bas van Abel, Founder and CEO of Fairphone B.V., at the Kiel...

Slowdown in Germany only temporary / Dämpfer für Deutsche Konjunktur nur temporär

The economic researchers at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW...

The Kiel Institute brings together experts from academia and policy consulting who provide the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis on a full range of economic policy issues.

Prof. Dr. Menusch Khadjavi

Topics:
Equal Opportunities, Digitalization, Globalization, ...

Prof. Dr. Stefan Kooths - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Prof. Dr. Stefan Kooths

Topics:
Growth, Business Cycle, Economic & Financial Crises

Dr. Klaus Schrader

Topics:
Labor Market, European Union & Euro, Globalization, ...

Jens Boysen-Hogrefe - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Prof. Dr. Jens Boysen-Hogrefe

Topics:
Business Cycle, European Union & Euro, Tax Policy, ...

Klaus-Jürgen Gern - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Gern

Topics:
Business Cycle Euro Area, Business Cycle World, Fiscal Policy & National Budgets

Rolf Langhammer - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Prof. Dr. Rolf J. Langhammer

Topics:
Globalization, International Trade, Emerging Markets & Developing Countries

Esther Ademmer - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Dr. Esther Ademmer

Topics:
European Union & Euro, Globalization, Migration, ...

Kacana Sipangule - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Dr. Kacana Khadjavi

Topics:
Natural Resources, Emerging Markets & Developing Countries, Africa

Matthias Lücke - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Prof. Dr. Matthias Lücke

Topics:
European Union & Euro, Globalization, International Trade, ...

Prof. Dennis Snower, Ph.D. - - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Prof. Dennis J. Snower, Ph.D.

Topics:
Labor Market, European Union & Euro, Globalization

Dominik Groll - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Dr. Dominik Groll

Topics:
Business Cycle, Labor Market, Migration

Holger Görg - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D.

Topics:
Foreign Direct Investments, Globalization, International Trade, ...

Prof. Dr. Dr. Ulrich Schmidt - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Prof. Dr. Dr. Ulrich Schmidt

Topics:
Equal Opportunities, Financial Markets, Globalization, ...

Rainer Thiele - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Prof. Dr. Rainer Thiele

Topics:
Sustainable Development, Emerging Markets & Developing Countries, Africa

Sonja Peterson - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Prof. Dr. Sonja Peterson

Topics:
Climate, Natural Resources

Ruth Delzeit - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) / Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Dr. Ruth Delzeit

Topics:
Climate, Natural Resources

Millions of refugees would like to come to Europe, especially Germany. How can these people be integrated? What are the...

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A stop to climate change and a move away from fossil fuels will lead to profound changes in society and the lifestyles of...

Here you can find our latest economic outlooks for Germany, the Euro Area and the World Economy as well as current comments...

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Menusch Khadjavi , Jasper D. Tjaden

We examine determinants of immigration requirements in a public goods game experiment with endogenous groups. Initially, the game...

Journal Article

Ride with Me - Ethnic Discrimination in Social Markets

European Sociological Review

08/2018

Jasper Dag Tjaden , Menusch Khadjavi , Carsten Schwemmer

We study ethnic discrimination in Europe’s largest carpooling marketplace. Using a unique dataset with more than 17,000 rides, we...

Journal Article

Parents’ Ambitions and Children’s Competitiveness

Journal of Economic Psychology

08/2018

Menusch Khadjavi , Andreas Niklisch

Individual competitiveness is a personality trait of high importance. While substantial differences between individuals have been...

Clemens Breisinger , Askar Mukashov , Mariam Raouf ...

In order to address long-standing economic challenges, in 2016 the Government of Egypt (GOE) put in place a major economic reform...

George Akerlof und Dennis Snower analyze in their paper the importance of economic narratives.

Oped by Gernot Klepper who argues that the EU palm oil ban could do more harm than good.

In a paper for the EU parliament, Kiel Institute researchers analyze pro and cons of crypto currencies and central bank digital...

Domink Groll expects unemployment continues to fall in Germany.

Stefan Kooths predicts, that German consumer prices continue to rise.

Dennis J. Snower awaits a proper answer from G7 and G20 to multilateralism in crisis.

Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn (ZEF)

Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft | ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

African School of Economics (ASE)

OECD

Hertie School of Governance

CEPS (Centre of European Policy Studies)

Centre of European Policy Studies (CEPS)

Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network (PEGNet)

Stiftung Mercator

Stiftung Mercator

Council for Global Problem-Solving

Future Ocean

Migration Policy Center

Migration Policy Centre (MPC)

Kiel Earth Institute

Kiel Earth Institute

Deutsches Klima-Konsortium (DKK)

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

Think 20

Institut für Weltwirtschaft

Institut für Weltwirtschaft