Finn Ole Semrau Works As International Expert for GIZ in Mozambique 9th November 2017 KCG Secretary News News News KCG junior researcher Finn Ole Semrau is commissioned as international expert and study coordinator by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Within the scope of this activity, he visited the provinces of Manica and Sofala in Mozambique for three weeks. The KCG junior researcher supports the GIZ with the implementation of a baseline study focusing on smallholder farmers commercially active in the agricultural value chains of baobab, pigeon pea and organic rice. The baseline study is part of the monitoring system […]
KCG Working Paper No. 5: Globalization: Implications for firms in Germany 7th November 2017 KCG Secretary KCG Working Papers Publications Publications Publications Authors: Holger Görg and Aoife Hanley This paper, however, is not about evaluating whether or not Germany has, on aggregate, done well out of globalization. Rather, we dig deeper into the economy and acknowledge the fact that it is not countries that trade or invest, but rather firms[…]
External Research Fellow Prof. Girma Visited Kiel Last Week 2nd November 2017 KCG Secretary News News News During the week from October 23rd to 27th KCG’s external research fellow Professor Sourafel Girma from Nottingham University visited the Kiel Institute and KCG. Professor Girma used his stay to discuss current and future research projects with KCG members […]
Firms’ Financial Health was Key to Avoid Export Market Exit in the Global Financial Crisis 27th October 2017 KCG Secretary News News News The volume of international trade declined dramatically during the global financial crisis of 2008-09. Since then several explanations have been proposed for this sudden trade collapse. These include a fall in global demand, reviving trade protectionism, a domino effect created by global value chains, and the restriction in external finance for firms. Uncovering the contribution of these various causes to the severity of the trade collapse is crucial to understand the functioning of the global trade system and to mitigate the effects of future economic crises..[…]
Firms’ Global Engagement and Management Practices 19th October 2017 KCG Secretary KCG Journal Articles Authors: Holger Görg and Aoife Hanley (Economics Letters, 2017, Vol. 155, 80–83) We investigate whether firms’ “global engagement”, either in the form of exporting or opening up affiliates abroad, is related to the change in their management performance[…]
Export Market Exit and Financial Health in Crises Periods 19th October 2017 KCG Secretary KCG Journal Articles Authors: Holger Görg and Marina-Eliza Spaliara (Journal of Banking & Finance, 2018, Vol. 87, 150-163) This paper uses rich firm-level data for the UK to investigate the link between firms’ financial health and export exit, paying attention to the ERM currency crisis and the global financial crisis..[…]
KCG Working Paper No. 4: Export Market Exit and Financial Health in Crises Periods 19th October 2017 KCG Secretary KCG Working Papers Publications Publications Publications Authors: Holger Görg and Marina-Eliza Spaliara This paper uses rich firm-level data for the UK to investigate the link between firms’ financial health and export exit, paying attention to the ERM currency crisis and the global financial crisis. Our results show that deterioration in the financial position of firms has increased the hazard of export exit during the 2007-09 crisis but has no significant effect on the early 1990s crisis. We also explore the extent to which firms in financially vulnerable industries face greater sensitivity of export exit to financial conditions. We conclude that firms in sectors with great reliance on external finance experience higher hazards of exiting the export market during the 2007-09 crisis..[…]
KCG welcomes Prof. Dr. Johannes Brinkmann as External Research Fellow 19th October 2017 KCG Secretary News News News We are happy to announce that Prof. Dr. Johannes Brinkmann has recently joined the KCG as an External Research Fellow. Prof. Brinkmann is a professor of Business Ethics at the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship of the BI Norwegian Business School and adjunct professor at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. He has extended expertise and research experience in the fields of business ethics, Socratic dialogue in ethics and teaching, comparative social science, and risk and insurance research. Prof. Brinkmann .[…]
KCG’s PhD students participated in a week-long seminar on “The Governance of Trade and Investment in a New Era of Globalization” 12th October 2017 KCG Secretary News News News During the last week of September 2017 KCG’s PhD researchers Thilo Kroeger, Finn Ole Semrau, and Frauke Steglich participated in an advanced seminar on “The Governance of Trade and Investment in a New Era of Globalization” held by Iza Lejárraga of the OECD. […]
KCG members presented the KCG at the European Researchers’ Night in the Kiel Region 5th October 2017 KCG Secretary News News News KCG PhD Researchers Guli-Sanam Karimova, Thilo Kroeger, Finn Ole Semrau, and Frauke Steglich and KCG Deputy Coordinator Cecilia Hornok presented the KCG on September 29, 2017 at the European Researchers' Night in Plön. The European Researchers' Night is aimed at bringing together individuals, entrepreneurs, and scientists to communicate research to the broader public and is open to everyone interested in science.[…]
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