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Macroeconomic effects of TAFTA/TTIP
Written by Thiess Petersen
Abstract: According to a purely macroeconomic perspective, a comprehensive free trade agreement between the US and EU is beneficial for both parties. Although different model calculations arrive at different quantitative conclusions, all calculations share the assessment that TAFTA | TTIP will increase real gross domestic product and employment both in the US […]
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Global Economic Symposium 2013: Future Challenges’ Video Report
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Hundreds of scientists, CEOs, representatives from NGOs and many more came to Kiel at the beginning of October 2013 to attend the annual Global Economic Symposium (GES). After last year’s journey to Rio de Janeiro the GES came back to its base in the capital of Germany’s northernmost state, Schleswig-Holstein. […]
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Sustainability in the World of Business: Interview with Aart de Geus at the Global Economic Symposium 2013
Written by Future Challenges team
Aart de Geus – chairman of Bertelsmann Stiftung – gave an interview to Future Challenges at the 2013 edition of the Global Economic Symposium (GES), held in the north German town of Kiel. Prior to his current position, Aart de Geus was Dutch Minister for Social Affairs and Employment and more […]
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Future Challenges is looking for an intern!
Written by Mario Wiedemann
The Bertelsmann Stiftung is one of Europe’s largest private operating foundations. It is a not-for-profit organization that, in keeping with the longstanding commitment of its founder Reinhard Mohn, seeks to shape a sustainable society. Global megatrends and process of social change, mounting worldwide debt, and the global economic and financial […]
