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Working Paper Special Economic Zones in Ghana: A Case Study of Enclaves in Tema, Dawa and Sekondi 06/2023 KCG Working Paper Many countries introduced concepts related to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to promote export-led economic growth. However, the concepts and implementation of SEZs vastly differ, resulting in large differences between and within countries. Therefore,…
Article Paper on SEZs and income inequality in Indonesia accepted for publication 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…
Article Professor Aggarwal spoke at AICE 2023 on the role of trust in SEZ governance 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…
Article Forthcoming research publication on SEZs in South Asia 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…
Policy Article Special Economic Zones: Boon or bane for emerging country firms? 12/2022 UNIDO Industrial Analytics Platform To enable firms to participate in the globalization process, governments in emerging economies may opt to implement policies aimed at increasing their countries’ attractiveness to foreign investors. One frequently used industrial policy measure in…
Article Two SEZ reports for the East Asian region presented at high-level policy forums 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…
Journal Article Special Economic Zones for Shared Prosperity: Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area 11/2022 Asian Development Bank The Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) subregional cooperation programs supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) accord a high priority to…
Article Presentation at the Forum on Sustainable Economic Zones in CAREC Countries 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…
Article Expert opinion on India’s proposed DESH regime 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…
Event Upcoming event: Third SEZ project workshop 20.06.2022 - 21.06.2022 A virtual internal workshop took place on June 20-21, 2022, where members of the SEZ project and some guests (by invitation only) discussed research ideas and results as well as internal matters.