About the Kiel Institute
The Kiel Institute aims to be Europe’s preeminent research institute for global economic affairs, combining cutting-edge research on par with leading economics departments with visible and lasting policy impact on the national and international level.
To achieve this, we are committed to fostering a strong culture of research excellence and intellectual openness, supported by modern career paths, an extensive international network, and a rigorous doctoral program. In a rapidly shifting economic and technological environment, our approach prioritizes innovation, change and curiosity to grasp new opportunities for impactful research and policy contributions as they arise.
We are deeply committed to having observable impact by producing policy-relevant research and providing research-based policy advice. Through our research, we put new topics and ideas on the agenda and shape the policy debate in Germany, Europe, and internationally. We are dedicated to transferring the insights from data-driven research into the political process and the wider public debate. Our research hub in Berlin with CEPR plays a central role for the dissemination of our research, as does our commitment to remain a leader in forecasting.
Our global ambition is to be a central node in research and policy networks on international economic affairs. To achieve this, we continuously seek to attract outstanding scholars, build new international partnerships, and deepen our cooperation with leading research institutions and universities in Germany and internationally. As the only economic research institute dedicated to international economics in Germany, we initiate and facilitate public conversations on global economic affairs and maintain an active conference and event calendar.
As a member of the Leibniz Association, we consider our primary contributions to society to lie in sharing our knowledge of topics with global impact and in educating and training scientists. They provide the basis for disseminating the Institute’s mission and taking it forward into the future.
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Organization
The Kiel Institute is an independent foundation under public law of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its basic funding is provided by the German Federal Government and the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
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History
The Kiel Institute was founded in 1914 as „Königliches Institut für Seeverkehr und Weltwirtschaft an der Universität Kiel“ by Bernhard Harms. It looks back on a rich and eventful history, in which its scientific work has always been oriented towards both the political currents and the global economic challenges of the respective era.
Education
With the globally well-known and redesigned Advanced Studies Program (ASP) we support the education and training of young economists.
Support us
The Kiel Institute receives support from its Society for the Advancement of the Kiel Institute, an independent and non-profit association that includes individuals, companies and federations.
Working at the Kiel Institute
Find out about new job offers, our Visiting Professorships, about our committment for equal opportunity and diversity as well as about our general support for all employees.
Globally Connected
As an institute focusing on global economic affairs, the Kiel Institute strives to be nationally and internationally visible, connected, and to collaborate with a large number of universities and non-university research centers, think tanks and service institutions.
