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Economy Cools Down, but No Crisis yet in Sight

The flagging last half-year is still having an effect. However, despite the economic slowdown, overall capacity utilization remains above average.

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With regards to trade effects, the creation of the euro is a success for all member states. The single currency reduced...

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The flagging last half-year is still having an effect. The business cycle researchers at the Kiel Institute have revised their...

From now on the Kiel Institute takes charge of an economic outlook and a sentiment indicator for special economic zones. ...

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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...

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

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This paper goes beyond the “business” case for agricultural value chain development and presents an economy-wide framework to make the...

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Phasing out energy subsidies is high on the agenda of policymakers in several Middle Eastern and North African countries. The impact...

Frank Bickenbach , Asithandile Mbelu , Peter Nunnenkamp

In the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness of 2005 and related initiatives donor countries promised to render foreign aid more...

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When, about twenty years ago, the Euro was created, one objective was to facilitate intra‐European trade by reducing transaction...

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Stefan Kooths is missing reforms in order to improve the competitiveness of the German industrial location. ...

According to the Kiel Institute Forecasting Center, shallow water is the main issue of the third-quarter downturn in economic...

Rolf Langhammer is skeptical that 2019 will be a better year for global trade.

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Stefan Kooths claims that the White House's protectionist policies are starting to harm the American economy. ...

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