Kiel-CEPR Workshop in Berlin

Firms in International Trade

15 May 2025
10:30
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16:00
10115 Berlin
Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Standort Berlin, Chausseestraße 111
Invitation only

Multinational firms and global supply chains are central to the ongoing transformation of globalization. In a context of rising geopolitical tensions, protectionism, and strategic decoupling, understanding their evolving role is crucial. To explore these developments, the Kiel Institute is organizing a workshop in Berlin on May 15, bringing together leading international scholars to present recent advances in research on multinational enterprises and global trade. 

The workshop will feature a keynote by Isabela Manelici (LSE) on The Gains from Foreign Multinationals in an Economy with Distortions.

The following papers will be presented :  

  • Trade Within Multinational Boundaries by Paola Conconi (University of Oxford) 
  • Shocked by COVID: Exporting Along Global Value Chains by Holger Breinlich (University of Surrey) 
  • Justice for Sale: Explaining the Rise in Investor-State Dispute Settlement by Emily Blanchard (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) 
  • Market Concentration and the Welfare Gains from Trade by Alejandro Graziano (University of Nottingham) 
  • Multinational Production, Trade, and Carbon Emissions by Joschka Wanner (University of Würzburg & Kiel Institute) 
  • North-South Trade: The Impact of Robotization by Florian Unger (University of Göttingen) 

This workshop offers a timely and rich exploration of the forces shaping the next phase of globalization, combining insights on trade, innovation, investment disputes, environmental challenges, and technological change. 


Program

Full program (.pdf) 


Organizers

Julian Hinz, University of Bielefeld and Kiel Institute  

Moritz Schularick, Kiel Institute  

Johannes Binder, Kiel Institute  

Paulina Kintzinger, Kiel Institute 


Kontakt

berlin@ifw-kiel.de