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...

Papers focusing on general equilibrium growth and models of large trading economies are welcome. The roles of financial stability, global and regional trade patterns, foreign direct investment, and international governance are of particular interest. Contributions on other specialized topics,...

Preliminary Programme: Session 1 - Firm exports and multinational activity under credit constraints - Multinational enterprises and credit constraints Session 2 - The role of bond finance in firms' survival during the Asian crisis - Financial Crisis, Trade Credit and Export Performance: Evidence...