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The KCG has various series of publications to provide research findings and policy implications to different interested groups, e.g., students, academics, policy makers and the public.

Die Effekte deutscher Direktinvestitionen im Empfängerland vor dem Hintergrund des Leistungsbilanzüberschusses: Empirische Evidenz mit Mikrodaten für Frankreich

21st February 2019

KCG Secretary

Autoren: Holger Görg und Léa Marchal (Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2019, Band 20, Heft 1, 53-69)

Deutschland hat seit Jahren einen Leistungsbilanzüberschuss, der international kritisiert wird. Die Bedeutung der deutschen Direktinvestitionen im Ausland ist dabei in den letzten Jahren stark angestiegen. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht diese Studie die Effekte von Direktinvestitionen auf Unternehmen im Gastland. Dazu werden Unternehmensdaten für Frankreich verwendet. Insgesamt liefert die Studie zwei wirtschaftspolitisch relevante Ergebnisse. Zum einen haben deutsche Übernahmen von französischen Unternehmen im Durchschnitt keine negativen Auswirkungen auf Produktivität, Qualifikationsstruktur und Handelsaktivität der übernommenen Unternehmen. Zum anderen zeigt sich[…]

Germany Should Stay Open to Foreign Direct Investments

12th February 2019

KCG Secretary

The amendment of the German Foreign Trade Regulation adopted by the German government on December 19, 2018 aims at tightening the rules on foreign direct investments (FDI) in Germany. The amendment lowers the threshold for screening FDI from non-EU investors in Germany from 25 percent to 10 percent[…]

More Needs to be Done to Improve the Quality of Institutions in Africa for Development

8th February 2019

KCG Secretary

On December 18, 2018 the Africa-Europe Forum with the overarching theme “Taking Cooperation to the Digital Age” took place in Vienna, Austria. At the Forum key decision makers from politics and business and other stakeholders from both Africa and Europe discussed about what should and can be done to foster both sides’ prosperity and competitiveness and to further intensify the bilateral relationships between the two continents in various economic and societal aspects. One key concluding remark of the Forum[…]

Chinese Direct Investment in Europe – Challenges for EU FDI Policy

31st January 2019

KCG Secretary

Authors: Frank Bickenbach and Wan-Hsin Liu (CESifo Forum, 2018, Vol. 19(4), 15-22)

Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) into the European Union (EU) has increased substantially over the last decade. Whereas the EU generally welcomes inward FDI, FDI from China has been often accompanied by concerns. In view of these developments, the EU now faces the challenge of reforming its FDI policy in such a way as to simultaneously (i) defend the EU’s current openness to FDI (including from China); (ii) address the security concerns that have been raised for some types of FDI[…]

Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Supply Chains: Deeds Not Words

24th October 2018

KCG Secretary

Authors: Holger Görg, Aoife Hanley and Adnan Seric (Sustainability, 2018, Vol. 10(10), 3675)

The disconnect between the lofty aspirations of firms claiming Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and their shortcomings in practice have caused some observers to question its usefulness. […]

KCG Policy Paper No. 4: China between External Pressure and Domestic Policy Reforms: In Search of a Balance

11th October 2018

KCG Secretary

Authors: Rolf J. Langhammer and Wan-Hsin Liu

It was probably a combination of the objective of a constructive response to external headwind from the United States (US) and to some extent also from the European Union (EU) as concerns China’s investment and trade policies on the one hand and the intrinsic insight that opening up the investment and trade sector in China […]

KCG Working Paper No. 13: The Role of FDI in Structural Change: Evidence from Mexico

11th October 2018

KCG Secretary

Authors: Octavio Escobar and Henning Mühlen

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Mexico are substantial and play an important role in the Mexican economy since the mid‐1990s. These investments reflect the activities of
multinational firms that shape to some extent the[…]

Anreize und Boni für ethisches Handeln in Unternehmen

11th September 2018

KCG Secretary

Authors: Ludger Heidbrink and Alexander Lorch (Audit Committee Quarterly, II/2018, 78-80)

Ethisches Handeln in Unternehmen muss angemessen in den Unternehmensstrukturen verankert werden. Bonus - und Anreizsysteme können ein effektives Instrument sein, ethisches Handeln zu fördern.

International Trade and Retail Market Performance and Structure: Theory and Empirical Evidence

30th August 2018

KCG Secretary

Authors: Philipp Meinen and Horst Raff (Journal of International Economics,2018, Vol. 115, 99-114)

Based on a theoretical model featuring heterogeneous retailers that may source globally and operate as chains, we derive a number of hypotheses that link trade integration to retail firm performance and to the structure of retail markets. We empirically test these predictions using Danish microdata for the period 1999 to 2008. We find that importing retailers are larger, more profitable, and have a higher propensity to have multiple shops than domestically sourcing[…]

KCG Researchers Contributed to a New UNIDO Report on Global Value Chains with Focus on Asia

16th August 2018

KCG Secretary

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) recently published a new report “Global Value Chains (GVCs) and Industrial Development – Lessons from China, South-East and South Asia” to provide evidence on the evolution of global and regional value chains in Asia. From the Asian lessons policy suggestions are derived to support firms’ and countries’ participation in GVCs and encourage their upgrading over time[…]

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