Kiel Trade Indicator

Imports and Exports for 75 Countries

The Kiel Institute presents a novel leading indicator for international trade. The calculations are based on real-time-data from container ships, which are evaluated by using artificial intelligence.

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The German economy is recovering strongly and is expected to return to its pre-crisis level in the third quarter. In its latest...

In a Kiel Focus, Michael Stolpe proposes using patent buy-outs to vaccinate the world against Covid-19. ...

In a new Kiel Policy Brief (in German) Gabriel Felbermayr, Stefan Liebing, and Bodo Liesenfeld are suggesting to set up a “Team...

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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...

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China and India increasingly provide aid and credit to developing countries. This paper explores whether India uses these financial...

Askar Mukashov, Christian Henning, Richard Robertson ...

With increasing evidence that rural households in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) opt for deagrarianization as an adaptation strategy to...

Vera Eichenauer, Andreas Fuchs, Lutz Brückner

Using repeated cross-sectional survey data, we analyze whether China's growing economic engagement in Latin America has an effect on...

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What preferences do people have for cooperation between high and lower-income countries on irregular migration and refugee protection?...

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... unilaterally, and tax sales of American digital companies -- which would be associated with high potential for conflict,"...

... An enterprising team including Brad Parks at AidData, a research centre at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, has...

...The new research from academics in the U.S. and Europe analyzed publicly available contracts signed by Chinese state-owned...

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Fragility and conflict are a significant challenge to development and constrain efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1, which aims to end poverty by 2030. In developing countries, conflict has stunted gross domestic product...

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