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Research Center

Global Transformation

The global economy is currently confronted with far-reaching changes, including in particular the ecological transformation and adaptation to climate change, which is promoting regional disparities and conflicts. This leads to numerous frictions and social problems and requires new forms of international cooperation. The Research Center "Global Transformation" deals with the design and effects of European and international climate policy, with a special focus on negative emission technologies. It also examines how global cooperation can be promoted, which circumstances undermine social cohesion and seeks solutions for managing collective risks. Furthermore it deals with the technology-driven global health economy, in which global cooperation is of central importance.

Directors

  • Prof. Dr. Wilfried Rickels
    Research Director
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. Ulrich Schmidt
    Research Director

Publications

Publication highlights and recent publications in citable form:

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  • Project

    Does the nationality of CO2 matter? Public perceptions of a Northern European market for CO2 storage (CCSMARKET)

    In the project CCSMarket we explore public perceptions of building up a European infrastructure for CO2-transport and -storage and the trade of CO2…

  • Project

    Co-CREATE

    Conditions for Responsible Research on SRM - Analysis, Co-creation, and Ethos (Co-CREATE)

  • Project

    SeaO2-CDR

    Strategies for the Evaluation and Assessment of Ocean based Carbon Dioxide Removal

  • 17.12.2025

    A tree plantation. Furrows with evenly spaced seedlings in black pots. Blurred worker and a valley in the background

    © stock.adobe.com | Silga

    Temporary CO₂ removals can offset methane

    Nature-based CO₂ removals with temporary effects, such as afforestation, are a key building block for effective climate protection because they can…

  • Working Paper

    19.06.2025

    Patrick Amofah / unsplash

    Identifying Mutual Interests: How Donor Countries Benefit from Foreign Aid

    Official development assistance (ODA) is widely studied for its impact on recipient countries, but its effects on donor countries remain…

  • News

    10.02.2025

    © Lichtblick/Achim Melde bilddatenbank.bundestag.de

    Global Economic Challenges: Why a New German Government Must Think and Act European

    Pursuing a European approach to international trade policy—the agenda of the Kiel Institute calls for a robust EU response to geopolitical tensions,…

  • 27 Feb

    2026

    A conference to mark the 75th birthday of Dennis J. Snower

    The Sociality Paradigm: Toward a New Understanding of Economics

    ZBW Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

    With registration

  • 10 – 11 Mar

    2025

    Leibniz Research Alliance INFECTIONS - Symposium

    Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Pandemic

  • 08 – 10 Nov

    2023

    6th Plenary Meeting of the Leibniz Research Alliance

    INFECTIONS in an Urbanizing World – Humans, Animals, Environments

    Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft

Team

  • Dr. Susann Adloff
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Robin Fleet
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Jan Krause
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Christine Merk
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Sonja Peterson
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. David Pipke
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Wilfried Rickels
    Research Director
  • Christian Rischer
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. Ulrich Schmidt
    Research Director
  • Lotta Siebert
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Michael Stolpe
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Andrea Kristina Wunsch
    Kiel Institute Researcher

Fellows

  • Dr. Nam Dang Vu
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Dr. Lena Detlefsen
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Prof. Dr. Dirk Engelmann
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Dr. Tobias Heimann
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Henning
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Dr. Katharina Lima de Miranda
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Dr. Felix Meier
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Dr. Sofia Monteiro
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Prof. Dr. Martin Quaas
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Lukas Baumann
    Kiel Institute Junior Fellow
  • Dr. Amelie Griesoph
    Kiel Institute Junior Fellow
  • Torben Helfrich
    Kiel Institute Junior Fellow
  • Lennard Kröger
    Kiel Institute Junior Fellow
  • Leonie Meissner
    Kiel Institute Junior Fellow
  • Ramadhani Semvua
    Kiel Institute Junior Fellow
  • Mats Timm
    Kiel Institute Junior Fellow
  • Lara-Sophie Wähling
    Kiel Institute Junior Fellow
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