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Research Center

International Finance

The Research Center studies global financial markets and sovereign debt problems in an increasingly multipolar world. We focus on classic research topics in international finance, such as capital flows, the international financial architecture, and sovereign debt and default, and combine this with questions of geoeconomics, thus exploring the interplay of cross-border finance and geopolitical risk.

We address these questions with a wealth of rich, granular data, which we often self-collect from archives and other non-standard sources. Many of our projects take a long-term perspective, drawing on decades or even centuries of data. This enables us to look beyond the past decades of relative stability and peace to an era in which geopolitical tensions, wars and crises were the norm.

Directors

  • Prof. Dr. Sebastian Horn
    Research Director
  • Prof. Dr. Cathrin Mohr
    Research Director
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Trebesch
    Research Director

Publications

Publication highlights and recent academic publications in citable form:

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  • The then Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa visits China, 14 - 15 Jul 2015

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

  • Cluster for Economic Research on Africa

  • Smart Phones and Globe Connections

    Big data in macroeconomics

  • News

    12.08.2025

    Production of military russian battle tank T 90 at the factory

    Ukraine Support Tracker: Europe now leading spender on weapons production for Ukraine

  • News

    26.06.2025

    Financial street in Beijing, China

    How China Collaterizes: New Report Reveals Hidden Structures in Global Lending

  • Working Paper

    Identifying Mutual Interests: How Donor Countries Benefit from Foreign Aid

Team

  • Lukas Franz
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Sebastian Horn
    Research Director
  • Paulina Kintzinger
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Johannes Marzian
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Cathrin Mohr
    Research Director
  • Taro Nishikawa
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Michael Porcellacchia, Ph.D.
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Trebesch
    Research Director

Fellows

  • Dr. Pietro Bomprezzi
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Dr. Manuel Funke
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Ivan Kharitonov
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Dr. Josefin Meyer
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • David Mihalyi
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Prof. Kris Mitchener, Ph.D.
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Benjamin Wache, PhD
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Associ. Prof. Kirsten Wandschneider, Ph.D.
    Kiel Institute Fellow