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Kiel Institute Researcher

Frank Bickenbach

Kiel Institute Researcher

Frank Bickenbach

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Frank Bickenbach studied economics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (degree: Diplom-Volkswirt) and at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. He joined the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 1993. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher in the International Trade and Investment Research Group of the Research Center Trade. His research focuses on foreign direct investment, innovation and structural change with a focus on China and the EU.

Topics

Innovation and Structural ChangeForeign Direct InvestmentsEuropeChina

Main research interests

  • Structural Change
  • Institutional Economics
  • Innovation in China
  • EU-China relations
  • Foreign Direct Investment

Contact

+49 (431) 8814-274

Frank Bickenbach studied economics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (degree: Diplom-Volkswirt) and at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. He joined the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 1993. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher in the International Trade and Investment Research Group of the Research Center Trade. His research focuses on foreign direct investment, innovation and structural change with a focus on China and the EU.

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  • Container box loading by crane, Vessel boat in logistic Singapore port, transportation, delivery and business concept

    Industrial Policy and international production networks

  • Women in Robotics lab

    Innovation and International Competition

  • Container box loading by crane, Vessel boat in logistic Singapore port, transportation, delivery and business concept

    International Trade and Investment