The Kiel Institute will continue its successful Advanced Studies in International Economic Policy Research with a new program starting in August 2016 : Macroeconomics in Open Economies  –  Roberto Rigobon (MIT) Financial Markets and the Macro-Economy  –  Yuliy Sannikov (Princeton) Debt Crises and Macro-Prudential Policy  –  Enrique Mendoza (Pennsylvania) Monetary Policy: Theory and Practice  –  Volker Wieland (Frankfurt) Exchange-Rate Economics  […]

We would like to welcome the following new members of the InsTED network. Prof. Gouranga Das (Hanyang University) His primary research fields are trade and development, computable general equilibrium modeling, technological change, and outsourcing. Prof. Carl Davidson (Michigan State University) His research falls into two general areas: the influence of labor market structure on issues related to […]

The following working papers have recently been added to our working papers page. Bartelme, Dominick and Yuriy Gorodnichenko (2015) “Linkages and Economic Development” Boehm, Johannes (2015) “The Impact of Contract Enforcement Costs on Outsourcing and Aggregate Productivity” Bove, Vincenzo, Jean-Philippe Platteau and Petros G. Sekeris (2015)  “Political repression in autocratic regimes” Glaeser, Edward L., Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto and Yimei Zou (2015) […]

“The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton–one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty–tells the remarkable story of how, […]

The following working papers have recently been added to our working papers page. Handley, Kyle and Nuno Limao (2014) “Policy Uncertainty, Trade and Welfare: Theory and Evidence for China and the U.S.” Lashkaripour, Ahmad (2015) “Beyond Gravity: the Composition of Multilateral Trade Flows” Leibovici, Fernando (2015) “Financial Development and International Trade”   Lugovskyy, Volodymyr and Alexandre Skiba (2015) “Positive and Negative Effects of […]

We would like to welcome the following new members of the InsTED network. Prof. Christian Robert Ahlin (Michigan State University) His research interests are in micro-finance, finance and development, matching and group formation, corruption and development, inequality, and industrial organization. Prof. Dominick Bartelme (University of Michigan) His research interests are international trade, economic geography, and economic […]

Annual International Conference of the German Economic Association Research Group on Development Economics Hosted by Heidelberg University, 3-4 June 2016 in Heidelberg ***Keynote Speakers*** Jean-Phillipe Platteau (Emeritus Professor, University of Namur and Centre for Research in Economic Development (CRED)) Philip Keefer (Principal Economic Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank) The annual conference brings together international scholars and researchers of development […]

We would like to welcome the following new members of the InsTED network. Prof. Hamid Beladi (University of Texas at San Antonio) His research interests are the economics of migration of skilled and unskilled labor, international trade in technology, global outsourcing and bi-sourcing, exchange rate pass-through, and fraudulent financial practices. Prof. Rafael Dix-Carneiro (Duke University) His research […]