The IPE Berlin at the Berlin School of Economics & Law
The Institute for International Political Economy Berlin (IPE) is concerned with the relation between the economy and political power in a globalised world, and the social implications that this raises.
The recurrence of serious financial crises, rising social inequality and a disregard for human rights indicate that conflicts involving economic and political interests have become more acute. This raises many urgent questions about the types of political and social regulation of the economy that would be desirable. In addition, since globalisation has depended on energy generated from non-renewable fossil fuels which poses a serious threat to the global climate, international political economy must be complemented by an international political ecology.
The IPE aims to promote interdisciplinary research drawing on economics, political science and sociology to deepen our understanding of these issues, and to make the results of this research available to individuals and groups who are active in political, social and economic initiatives.
News
Tiburtius prize for IPE junior researcher Benjamin Jungmann
Benjamin Jungmann, IPE junior researcher, has won a Tiburtius prize of the Berlin universities in 2022. For his thesis in the Master International Economics and the Double-Degree Master Economic Policies in the Age of Globalisation on „Growth drivers in emerging capitalist economies before and after the Global Financial Crisis“ he was awarded the first prize for Master theses.
A revised version of his thesis was published as IPE Working Paper, No. 172/2021
Upcoming Conferences
- IPE Political Economy Forum: The Current Uprising in Iran: Economic and Social Development since the 1979 Revolution
- DigiCamp II: Innovation for Development: Digital Community Currencies
- Symposium: Global Value Chains and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Documentation of Recent Conferences and Events
- 21st Monetary Policy Workshop: Digitalisation and Monetary Policy
- IPE Online Workshop: Frontiers in Growth Regimes Research: Theoretical Perspectives and Country Cases
- Seminar on Applied Stock-Flow Consistent Modelling
New Publication
IPE working papers
- Alessandro Bramucci, In search of a growth model for Italy: The failed attempt of an export-led recovery strategy?, Working Paper, No 205/2023
- Juan Martín Ianni, Shedding light on Argentina’s macroeconomic trap: Macroeconomic Policy Regimes and Demand and Growth Regimes, Working Paper, No 204/2023
- Theodore J. Klassen, From Export Boom to Private Debt Bubble: A Macroeconomic Policy Regime Assessment of Canada’s Shifting Growth Regime in the Neoliberal Era, Working Paper, No 203/2023
- Martina Metzger, Maureen Were, Jennifer Pédussel Wu, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Money and Regulatory Architecture, Working Paper, No 202/2022
- Michael Schedelik, Andreas Nölke, Christian May, Alexandre Gomes, Dependency revisited: Commodities, commodity-related capital flows and growth models in emerging economies, Working Paper, No 201/2022
Books
- Eckhard Hein: Macroeconomics after Kalecki and Keynes: Post-Keynesian Foundations, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2023
- Betzelt, Sigrid; Fehmel, Thilo, Hrsg. (2022): Deformation oder Transformation? Analysen zum wohlfahrtsstaatlichen Wandel im 21. Jahrhundert. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien (open access)
- Michael Heine, Hansjörg Herr: Die Europäische Zentralbank, Marburg: Metropolis, 2022
- Christina Teipen, Petra Dünhaupt, Hansjörg Herr, Fabian Mehl: Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 2022
- Ulrich Brand, Markus Wissen: Imperial Mode of Living, Everyday Life and the Ecological Crisis of Capitalism. London, Verso, 2021