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...

A scientific paper titled „Foreign Divestment – Crisis or Chance for China’s Innovation Edge?” by project member Holger Görg (IfW Kiel) and co-authors Guopei Fang (Huazhong University, China), Aoife Hanley (IfW Kiel) and Haiou Mao (Huazhong...

This paper exploits time and geographic variation in the adoption of Special Economic Zones in India to assess the direct and spillover effects of the program. We combine geocoded firm-level data and geocoded SEZs using a concentric ring approach,...

Female entrepreneurs in the developing world are severely underperforming. This is the focus of a recent PEGNet Policy Brief “Africa’s Female Entrepreneurs – Towards Funding Success” written by Aoife Hanley from the Kiel Institute and three members...

Opportunities for well-paid employment for women are scarce in many African countries. Entrepreneurship is therefore one way in which women can earn a decent livelihood for themselves and their families. Despite the potential opportunities arising...

A research paper by project member Holger Görg (IfW Kiel) and Sourafel Girma (University of Nottingham) with the title „Productivity effects of processing and ordinary export market entry: A time-varying treatments approach” is forthcoming in the...

Foreign trade and sustainability is high on the political agenda. German and international policymakers undertake increasing efforts to use trade policy