Doctoral researcher Matthew Amalitinga Abagna from University College Dublin will present his paper “Special Economic Zones and Agglomeration Economies, the Ethiopia Experience” at the Kiel Institute’s regular research seminar on 14 June 2022. The…
A new legislation is set to replace the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act 2005 in India – the Development of Enterprise and Services Hub (DESH) Bill. Project member Prof. Aradhna Aggarwal, who also participated in the consultative meetings on the draft…
Project member Prof. Aradhna Aggarwal participated in the Forum on Sustainable Economic Zones in CAREC Countries held on September 13-14, 2022. The aim of the forum was to discuss the new generation of economic zones and share best practice…
Project expert Prof. Aradhna Aggarwal published two comprehensive reports this year on commission from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on SEZ policies under two subregional cooperation programs in East Asia. The findings of both reports were…
A scientific paper titled „How special are special economic zones: evidence from South Asia” by project member Aradhna Aggarwal (Copenhagen Business School) is forthcoming in The World Economy.
The paper applies quasi-experimental designs to assess…
The World Free Zones Organization’s 9th Annual International Conference & Exhibition (AICE 2023) was held in Dubai from 1 to 3 May 2023, where project member Prof. Aradhna Aggarwal participated as a speaker in a panel discussion on the role of trust…
The research paper titled “Economic Zones and Local Income Inequality: Evidence from Indonesia” authored by project member Cecília Hornok (Kiel Institute) and Dewa Gede Sidan Raeskyesa (Vienna University of Economics and Business) has been accepted…
Doctoral researcher Rajarshi Chowdhury from Jadavpur University, Kolkata/India, has visited the Kiel Institute for a one-month research stay from mid-June to mid-July 2023. Mr. Chowdhury is working on his Ph.D. thesis under the supervision of…
Research paper of Professor Sinha Roy has been accepted for publication
Project member Prof. Saikat Sinha Roy has recently published a paper titled "Structural change, services sector and intergenerational occupational mobility in India: Some…
Project member Cecília Hornok from IfW Kiel recently participated in two policy events where she presented the results of her ongoing work on SEZs in Africa and their impact on the living standards of local households. The conference “Shaping…
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