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Research Director

Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D.

Research Director

Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D.

Research Center

Holger Görg is Professor of International Economics at the University of Kiel and Director of the Research Group 'International Trade and Investment' at Kiel Institute. He is also Director of the Kiel Centre for Globalization. From 2021 to 2023, he was president (interim) of the institute.

He is also affiliated with the Tuborg Centre for Globalisation and Firms at Aarhus University, GEP at Nottingham University and IZA. Before joining Kiel in 2008 he was on the staff at the University of Nottingham (2000 – 2008), the University of Ulster at Jordanstown and University College Cork. He completed a Ph.D. in Economics in 1999 at Trinity College Dublin.

His research interests are in empirical international trade and industrial organisation focusing in particular on the activities of multinational companies, foreign direct investment, and international outsourcing. He has published widely in international journals. Prof. Görg has also worked as Consultant for, among others, The World Bank, European Commission, UNIDO, UN Economic Commissions for Europe and Africa, and various governments.

Topics

International TradeCompaniesForeign Direct InvestmentsGlobalization

Main research interests

  • International outsourcing
  • Exporting
  • Effects of globalisation
  • Micro level panel data econometrics
  • Activities of multinational firms

Contact

+49 (431) 8814-258

Holger Görg is Professor of International Economics at the University of Kiel and Director of the Research Group 'International Trade and Investment' at Kiel Institute. He is also Director of the Kiel Centre for Globalization. From 2021 to 2023, he was president (interim) of the institute.

He is also affiliated with the Tuborg Centre for Globalisation and Firms at Aarhus University, GEP at Nottingham University and IZA. Before joining Kiel in 2008 he was on the staff at the University of Nottingham (2000 – 2008), the University of Ulster at Jordanstown and University College Cork. He completed a Ph.D. in Economics in 1999 at Trinity College Dublin.

His research interests are in empirical international trade and industrial organisation focusing in particular on the activities of multinational companies, foreign direct investment, and international outsourcing. He has published widely in international journals. Prof. Görg has also worked as Consultant for, among others, The World Bank, European Commission, UNIDO, UN Economic Commissions for Europe and Africa, and various governments.

  • Project

    01.10.2022

    Rethinking Global Supply Chains: Measurement, Impact and Policy (RETHINK-GSC)

    The RETHINK-GSC project, funded by the EU's Horizon Europe program, is a research project that uses innovative methods to analyze the effects of…

  • Project

    01.04.2021

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    China in Africa: Exploring the Consequences for Economic and Social Development

    The research project studies the effects that China’s growing economic engagement has on African economies, and how China’s economic presence is…

  • Project

    01.03.2021

    Cluster for Economic Research on Africa

    The Cluster for Economic Research on Africa focuses on enterprises and entrepreneurial potential in African markets, trade and investment policy, and…

  • News

    26.01.2026

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    AI is transforming job profiles – not employment

  • News

    29.09.2025

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    Europe must invest more to make its supply chains future-proof

  • News

    10.07.2025

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    Trade talks EU – US: Trade in services should be taken into account

Upcoming Events

Past Events

  • 22 – 24 May

    2025

    Verein für Socialpolitik

    Annual Meeting 2025 - Standing Field Committee in International Economics

    Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft

  • 06 Dec

    2022

    2022 Forum on Globalization and Industrialization

    Sustainable Supply Chains in Times of Multiple Crises

  • 06 Sep

    2022

    Research Seminar

    Who is to suffer? Quantifying the impact of sanctions on German firms — Holger Görg

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Research Center & Groups

  • Research Group

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    International Trade and Investment