The Kieler Konjunkturgespräche (KKG) is the Kiel Institute’s flagship conference on international business cycle analysis. Here we share our research work and discuss global macroeconomic issues with other forecasters, policy-makers, and business leaders.

Topics: - Policy factors affecting entry mode, location and operations of FDI in developing countries - Inward FDI and upgrading within global value chains: assessing the evidence - Inter-firm linkages and spillovers from FDI: describing the transmission channels - Growing dynamism in...

Sessions: - Exploring the role of smart manufacturing for encouraging green global value chains - Building sustainable and smart cities: challenges for industries and societies

The conference aims to bring together researchers working on theoretical and empirical issues related to the patterns of recovery from the Great Recession. Among the areas of interest are: 1. The role of labor markets in macroeconomic rebalancing (in particular, the euro area) 2. Jobless...