International agricultural trade is key to improving global food security. It ensures better access to more diversified and nutritious food, especially in low-income countries, and acts as a safety net against food shortages caused by climate risks, crises, political tensions and other shocks....

Africa is the world region with the strongest population dynamics, resulting in a young and aspiring population that is set to almost double by 2050. More than a fifth of the world’s population will then live in Africa. This offers great opportunities for businesses and countries seeking to...

If sectoral trade flows obey structural gravity, countries’ bilateral trade imbalances are the result of macro trade imbalances, “triangular trade”, or pairwise asymmetric trade barriers. Using data for 40 major economies and the Rest of the World, we show that large and pervasive...

The COVID-19 outbreak has cut China's supply of and raised the world's demand for face masks, disinfectants, ventilators, and other critical medical goods. This article studies the economic and political factors that are associated with China's exports of medical equipment during the first two...

The conference focuses on technology, trade, and demographic changes and the ways they interact with employment, wages, and participation in the labour market, with a particular emphasis on the role of institutions and on labour markets during the COVID-19 crisis. Researchers are invited to...

Der Vortrag beleuchtet, dass die chinesische Seidenstraßen-Initiative eine Vielzahl an Chancen für die deutsche Wirtschaft bietet, aber auch Herausforderungen mit sich bringen wird. Die zu erwartenden Änderungen in der Transportinfrastruktur werden zu einer Verringerung der Transportzeiten...

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Researchers, who are specialized in regional/urban economics and international trade, come together in order to share their ideas and comment on other’s research papers. The meeting encourages interaction and discussion between the researchers, so that new ideas and joint projects can be...

GFFA panel discussion “Conducting trade, delivering trust: Quality and transparency in the international agricultural trade with Eastern Europe and Asia” In the scope of the planned panel discussion, representatives from the worlds of politics, business and science discuss the perspectives...

The CASS-IfW Workshop 2019 brings together scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) to discuss global economic challenges and explore together potential solutions. The one-day Workshop, in cooperation with the Global Solutions...