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Research Center

Macroeconomics

How do key macroeconomic variables evolve, what are the causes and what are the consequences for our society? The Macroeconomics Research Center conducts research into the causes and consequences of financial instability, geo-economic developments, the development of income and wealth inequality and questions of political economy. In addition, it produces quarterly economic analyses for Germany, Europe and the global economy and is active in political consulting. It is characterized by the combination of theoretical findings, empirical evidence and institutional knowledge.  

Directors

  • Prof. Dr. Lena Dräger
    Research Director
  • Prof. Dr. Stefan Kooths
    Research Director
  • Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick
    President
  • Prof. Dr. Kaspar Zimmermann
    Research Director

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Publications

Publication highlights and recent academic publications in citable form:

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  • Project

    Democratic fiscal policy in transformational times

    We want to analyze the conditions and challenges of public finances from a historical, legal and economic perspective in order to develop sustainable…

  • Project

    Photo by NESA by Makers on Unsplash

    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…

  • Project

    Improving Methods for Policy Analysis of Foreign Trade and Investment

    The aim of this research project is to investigate and better understand the effects of globalisation on German companies.

  • Statement

    28.01.2026

    Fed must resist pressure on its independence

    Lena Dräger, Research Director of the Monetary Macroeconomics Group at the Kiel Institute, comments on the expected decision by the US Federal Reserve…

  • Policy Article

    21.01.2026

    Patrick Amofah / unsplash

    Kiel Report: Development Cooperation in a Fragmenting World

    Development cooperation has lost credibility and political support. Despite large spending, few countries have achieved self-sustaining growth, and…

  • News

    19.01.2026

    GREIX Rental Price Index Q4 2025: Record share of temporary and furnished listings

    As of the end of 2025, asking rents in German cities rose faster than general inflation. Compared to the previous quarter, rents increased by an…

  • 28 Jan

    2026

    Online Policy Forum

    US, Europe and China: Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook

    Online

    With registration

  • 25 Jul

    2025

    Workshop

    Behavioral Economics

    Hybrid / Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Standort Berlin

  • 17 – 18 Jul

    2025

    China in the Global Economy - 2nd Kiel-Göttingen-CEPR Conference

    Leibniz Association

  • 10 Jul

    2025

    Workshop

    Geoeconomics

    Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Standort Berlin

Team

  • Johannes Binder
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Jens Boysen-Hogrefe
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Matilde Ciani
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Lena Dräger
    Research Director
  • Dr. Jonathan Federle
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Gern
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Dominik Groll
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Charline Heil
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Timo Hoffmann
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Paula Jacobs
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Nils Jannsen
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Stefan Kooths
    Research Director
  • Johanna Krohn
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Wan-Hsin Liu
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Timothy Meyer
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Lorenzo Ranaldi
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Jan Reents
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Klaus Schrader
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Christian Schröder
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick
    President
  • Prof. Dr. Maik Wolters
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Dr. Jonas Zdrzalek
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Steffen Zetzmann
    Kiel Institute Researcher
  • Prof. Dr. Kaspar Zimmermann
    Research Director

Fellows

  • Francisco Amaral
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Assistant Prof. Paul Bouscasse
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Dr. Stephanie Ettmeier
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Prof. Dr. Gabriel Felbermayr
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Maximilian Grimm, Ph.D.
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Chi Hyun Kim
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Prof. Dr. Johanna Krenz
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Dr. Aleksandra Peeva
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Prof. Farzad Saidi
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Marco David Schmandt
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Prof. Axel Werwatz, Ph.D
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Prof. Dr. Guntram Wolff
    Kiel Institute Fellow
  • Michael Tran Xuan
    Kiel Institute Junior Fellow

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