On the 12 and 13 December 2011, Governments and traders from all over the world, will come together to review the progress made on the Trade Facilitation agenda and to explore the way ahead. They will develop a joint vision and framework to guide the future of Single Windows and their support to...

Key note speaker - Professor Jonathan Eaton, Penn State University

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Marc J. Melitz (Department of Economics Harvard University) Recent empirical evidence has shown that firms/plants producing similar goods react very differently to international forces. Some...

We invite papers by academics, trade union researchers and social movement activists in the following areas: - basic analyses of what a ‘proper’ free trade system is; - analyses of current free trade policies, the implications of neo-liberalism as well as the concrete results of free trade...

The main objective of the conference is to take stock of the state of current research and identify knowledge gaps: - How can poverty data be used to compare the situation in different industrialized nations? - What are the scope and the limitations of such comparisons? - How can we define the...

Auf der Tagung „Die Rolle des Konsumenten in der Wirtschaftsethik“ nehmen deshalb am 29. und 30. November Experten das Verhältnis von Konsumenten- und Unternehmensverantwortung genauer in den Blick. Eröffnet wird die Tagung mit einer Buchvorstellung von „Die Verantwortung des...

Economists have traditionally focused on wages, pay-for-performance, and other formal, predominantly financial arrangements in explaining workplace performance, job satisfaction, and worker turnover. Inspired by empirical findings, both in economics and other branches of the social sciences,...

Focussing on consumer behaviour, its social and cultural embeddedness, and its interdependencies with economic, physical and political frameworks, the international conference will provide a platform for an in-depth interdisciplinary debate on questions such as: - What are the key psychological,...

The following areas are indicative and nurture the interests of the Conference: - The linkage between international trade and overseas aid - International Trade in the context of the current economic climate - Transparency in government procurement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual...

At this conference, economists specializing in empirical international trade will present their current research.