Holger Görg

Roles and Affiliations: Holger Görg is a Professor of International Economics at the University of Kiel and Director of the Research Group 'International Trade and Investment' at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. He also serves as Director of the Kiel Centre for Globalization and was the interim President of the Kiel Institute from 2021 to 2023. He is affiliated with the Tuborg Centre for Globalisation and Firms at Aarhus University, GEP at Nottingham University, and IZA.

Education: Ph.D. in Economics from Trinity College Dublin (1999).

Research Interests: Empirical international trade, industrial organization, and multinational companies. Focus areas include foreign direct investment (FDI), international outsourcing, and the effects of globalization. His work emphasizes micro-level panel data econometrics to analyze firm-level responses to policy changes, such as sanctions and trade barriers.

Professional Contributions: Prof. Görg has advised organizations like the World Bank, European Commission, UNIDO, and national governments. His recent research examines the economic impacts of sanctions on German firms' trade activities, particularly post-2014 EU sanctions against Russia. He highlights heterogeneous effects across firms, sectors, and market conditions.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Kiel Institute's 'International Trade and Investment' research group and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams at the Kiel Centre for Globalization, focusing on global economic dynamics and policy implications.