The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Firms in International Trade - Marc Melitz (Department of Economics, Harvard University) Recent empirical evidence has shown that firms/plants producing similar goods react very differently...

The organizers welcome the submission of papers identifying changing features of Global Value Chains (GVCs) with a focus on policy options for countries at different levels of income and economic endowment, as well as how those countries can attract and host segments of GVCs in the future that...

The focus for the 2013 conference is the role of trade in shaping Canada's agricultural economy. Plenary sessions will consider policy questions, such as: - How and why is the Trans-Pacific Partnership important for Canadian Agriculture? - Are regional trade agreements effective in stimulating...