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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.

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

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

Prof. Dr. Menusch Khadjavi

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

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

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

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

Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D.

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

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

Dr. Dominik Groll

Topics:
Business Cycle, Labor Market, Migration

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

Dr. Klaus Schrader

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

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

Prof. Dr. Sonja Peterson

Topics:
Climate, Natural Resources

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

Dr. Esther Ademmer

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

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

Dr. Ruth Delzeit

Topics:
Climate, Natural Resources

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

Dr. Kacana Khadjavi

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

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, ...

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

Prof. Dr. Matthias Lücke

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

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

Overview of the G20 Summit 2017 in Hamburg. Angela Merkel is speaking in front of a great hall full of people sitting at their desks.

One focus of our international policy advice is on the topics of the 20 most important industrial and emerging countries...

US-President Donald Trump is standing in front of american flags and talking to an audience. The audience is making pictures.

Our researchers analyze the driving forces behind Trumps success and their impact for society and economy in the US, Europe...

Colorful international flags in a blue sky. — © "International Flags" by Penn State, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Young woman who is carrying a basket on her head walks through green fields. — © "Africa’s economy rebounds strongly, but jobs remain elusive" by Africa Renewal, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Colorful, international flags in front of the Kiel Institute. — © IfW Kiel / Michael Stefan

Wilfried Rickels , Martin Quaas , Kate Ricke ...

Engineering the climate by Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is increasingly considered as a possible scenario for future climate...

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...

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.

Council for Global Problem-Solving

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Migration Policy Center

Migration Policy Centre (MPC)

Future Ocean

Stiftung Mercator

Stiftung Mercator

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

ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

Deutsches Klima-Konsortium (DKK)

Kiel Earth Institute

Kiel Earth Institute

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

African School of Economics (ASE)

Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network (PEGNet)

Hertie School of Governance

Think 20

OECD

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

CEPS (Centre of European Policy Studies)

Centre of European Policy Studies (CEPS)

Institut für Weltwirtschaft

Institut für Weltwirtschaft