Category Archives: Global Insights

Journal of Population Economics continues to provide excellent services to its authors

Posted on April 1, 2026 by admin

The Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) was just ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. This is the highest ranking a journal can achieve, reserved for a select group of journals demonstrating truly exceptional global … Continue reading →

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Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List 2026 upgrades the Journal of Population Economics from A to A*. Not a marginal move.

Posted on April 1, 2026 by admin

March 26, 2026. The Journal of Population Economics is now ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. This is the highest ranking a journal can achieve, reserved for a select group of journals demonstrating truly exceptional global … Continue reading →

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Global Insights: EU-Bonds. Is Europe Playing With Fire? Expanding EU-level issuance is justifiable.

Posted on January 5, 2026 by admin

Is Europe Playing With Fire? Nearly two dozen noted observers offer their views on EU-Bonds in the latest issue of The International Economy. The magazine of international economic policy. (For a free link to the entire debate see below.) GLO … Continue reading →

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Global Insights. DIW Berlin zum 100. Geburtstag: Die Transformation des Instituts im ersten Jahrzehnt des 21. Jahrhunderts von Alexander S. Kritikos, Günter Stock und Klaus F. Zimmermann

Posted on August 2, 2025 by admin

This article highlights the transformation of the German Institute for Economic Research (“DIW Berlin”) towards a strong dedication to evidence-based policymaking, as part of its centennial celebrations in 2025. This shift, which took place during the first decade of the … Continue reading →

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Global Insights: Sino-EU Talent Exchanges May Improve Relations. Reflections on the China-EU Summit After 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations at Times of Rising Tensions.

Posted on July 24, 2025 by admin

The reflections were published as Global Insights: Talent exchanges can help improve relations between Beijing, Brussels. Published in: China Daily, July 24, 2025, P. 9. See Online & PDF. Klaus F. Zimmermann Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, European Council President António Costa … Continue reading →

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Global Insights. Why not find the truth in a respectful way? Nobel Prize Laureates Lev Landau and Albert Einstein: An anecdote about the search for truth.

Posted on July 2, 2025 by admin

Recently, someone sent me a link to the anecdote below about a supposed historical event involving two eminent scientists. The message is timeless and still very much worth considering in light of some of today’s media disputes between scientists. It … Continue reading →

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Is Germany Without Its Debt Brake on the Right Track?

Posted on June 15, 2025 by admin

The INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY magazine (The magazine of international economic policy) has just published a debate on Is Germany Without Its Debt Brake on the Right Track? What will be the end result of a huge European debt expansion led by … Continue reading →

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Global Insights: Tariff will not be panacea for US woes

Posted on June 15, 2025 by admin

Article by Klaus F. Zimmermann published in China Daily on April 30, 2025, p. 9. See Online and as PDF. The global economy has endured major turbulence due to the United States’ aggressive economic policy of imposing high punitive tariffs … Continue reading →

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Loyalty to US vs pursuit of strategic autonomy: Where will Europe head? Global Insights.

Posted on March 1, 2025 by admin

February 27, 2025. Loyalty to US vs pursuit of strategic autonomy: Where will Europe head? Published in Global Times, February 27, 2025, p. 6. LINK. With statement of Klaus F. Zimmermann. PDF of article. Editor’s Note: It is evident that … Continue reading →

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Leading migration policy out of the dead end. Global insights – an opinion.

Posted on February 24, 2025 by admin

The “immigration question” was a central topic in Germany’s 2025 federal election campaign. On February 23, 2025, the parliament was re-elected. The country is now confronted with many promises, some of which are based on misjudgments. Forming a government and … Continue reading →

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