Search 52 Results enter search term Search Reset filter Suchfilter Topics Emerging Markets & Developing Countries (6) Asia (4) Growth (4) Africa (3) Foreign Direct Investments (3) Globalization (3) Labor Market (3) Business Cycle (1) Companies (1) Economic & Financial Crises (1) Equal Opportunities (1) International Trade (1) Migration (1) Show more Content Type Article (22) Page (13) Publications (12) Event (5) Publication Type Policy Article (5) Working Paper (5) Journal Article (2) Research International Trade and Investment (2) Business Cycles and Growth (1) Experts Aradhna Aggarwal (11) Cecília Hornok (3) Holger Görg (3) Ari Kokko (1) Charles Godfred Ackah (1) Rajarshi Chowdhury (1) Saskia Meuchelböck (1) Publication Series Kiel Working Papers (3) Kiel Policy Brief (1) Date Last Month Last Year Select Period start date to end date Sort by Relevance Date Event POLICY FORUM: "Economic development through SEZs - Efficiency and equity considerations" 26.03.2024 We are pleased to announce a policy forum to be held in Delhi, India, organised by our project in collaboration with the Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs (EPCES) of India. The theme of the event is the role of SEZ policy in the process of… Working Paper Place-based Policies and Household Wealth in Africa 02/2024 This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of a prominent place-based policy - Special Economic Zones (SEZs) - on the economic well-being of African households. We compile a novel dataset on repeated cross-sections of households living in… Article Professor Aggarwal spoke about Indian SEZs at the Global Investors Meet 2024 Project member Prof. Aradhna Aggarwal was invited to the Global Investors Meet 2024 of the state of Tamil Nadu in India, where she participated as a panelist in the session on ‘Special Economic Zones as Engines of Economic Transformation’. The… Article Book on SEZs in South Asia to be published in February 2024 A book authored by project member Professor Aradhna Aggarwal entitled “Special Economic Zones in South Asia. Structural Change, Competitiveness and Growth” is scheduled to be published by Routledge on February 29, 2024. The book provides an… Article Dissemination of research findings on African SEZs 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… Article Research paper of Professor Sinha Roy has been accepted for publication 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… Article Project member from Jadavpur University on a research visit to Kiel 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… Event Scientific Workshop „Special Economic Zones: Lessons from Developing Countries” 14.06.2023 - 15.06.2023 We held a scientific workshop on the impact of SEZ policies in developing countries. The focus was on the local impact of SEZs at the micro level (firms/households), based on the experiences of some countries in Asia and Africa. The two-day event… Working Paper Special Economic Zones and Household Welfare: New Evidence from Ghana 06/2023 KCG Working Paper The study evaluates the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on household welfare (per capita consumption expenditure (PCE) and poverty status) in Ghana using the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey Dataset. SEZs spillover effect on household welfare… 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,… 1 2 3 4 5 6 Share tweet Share Copy to clipboard Mail
Event POLICY FORUM: "Economic development through SEZs - Efficiency and equity considerations" 26.03.2024 We are pleased to announce a policy forum to be held in Delhi, India, organised by our project in collaboration with the Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs (EPCES) of India. The theme of the event is the role of SEZ policy in the process of…
Working Paper Place-based Policies and Household Wealth in Africa 02/2024 This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of a prominent place-based policy - Special Economic Zones (SEZs) - on the economic well-being of African households. We compile a novel dataset on repeated cross-sections of households living in…
Article Professor Aggarwal spoke about Indian SEZs at the Global Investors Meet 2024 Project member Prof. Aradhna Aggarwal was invited to the Global Investors Meet 2024 of the state of Tamil Nadu in India, where she participated as a panelist in the session on ‘Special Economic Zones as Engines of Economic Transformation’. The…
Article Book on SEZs in South Asia to be published in February 2024 A book authored by project member Professor Aradhna Aggarwal entitled “Special Economic Zones in South Asia. Structural Change, Competitiveness and Growth” is scheduled to be published by Routledge on February 29, 2024. The book provides an…
Article Dissemination of research findings on African SEZs 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…
Article Research paper of Professor Sinha Roy has been accepted for publication 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…
Article Project member from Jadavpur University on a research visit to Kiel 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…
Event Scientific Workshop „Special Economic Zones: Lessons from Developing Countries” 14.06.2023 - 15.06.2023 We held a scientific workshop on the impact of SEZ policies in developing countries. The focus was on the local impact of SEZs at the micro level (firms/households), based on the experiences of some countries in Asia and Africa. The two-day event…
Working Paper Special Economic Zones and Household Welfare: New Evidence from Ghana 06/2023 KCG Working Paper The study evaluates the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on household welfare (per capita consumption expenditure (PCE) and poverty status) in Ghana using the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey Dataset. SEZs spillover effect on household welfare…
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,…