Kiel Institute for World Economics

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The Kiel Institute is an international center for research in global economic affairs, economic policy consulting, economic education and documentation. The Institute engages especially in creating solutions to urgent problems in global economic affairs. On basis of its research, the Institute advices decision-makers in policy, business, and society and informs the broader public about important developments in international economic policy. As a portal to research in global economic affairs, the Kiel Institute has established a network of International Research Fellows that supports the worldwide awareness of the Institute’s activities and gives additional research impulses in form of scientific advice, joint research, and teaching stays in Kiel. The Institute lays a special focus on economic education and has the world’s largest library for economics and social science.

The Institute was founded in 1914 by Bernhard Harms. The Institute, which is an independent institution, is afilliated with the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel. It is a member of the Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (WGL), which unites institutes and service providers of supraregional importance.

Duesternbrooker Weg 120
D-24105 Kiel
Tel: 004943188141
Fax: 004943185853
E-mail: info@ifw-kiel.de