The Kieler Konjunkturgespräche (KKG) is the Kiel Institute’s flagship conference on international business cycle analysis. Here we share our research work and discuss global macroeconomic issues with other forecasters, policy-makers, and business leaders.

Topics: - Policy factors affecting entry mode, location and operations of FDI in developing countries - Inward FDI and upgrading within global value chains: assessing the evidence - Inter-firm linkages and spillovers from FDI: describing the transmission channels - Growing dynamism in...

Sessions: - Exploring the role of smart manufacturing for encouraging green global value chains - Building sustainable and smart cities: challenges for industries and societies