Special issue of the journal international economics and economic policy: international economics, climate policy innovations and economic policy (IEEP, issue 2)

ABSTRACT

On September 24th, 2021, the European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW/University of Wuppertal) hosted an international workshop in the context of marking the Institute’s 25th Anniversary;it had initially been hoped that postponing the workshop from the originally intended date in 2020 to 2021 would allow to have a normal in person conference, but COVID-19 dynamics continued to disrupt plans, and the workshop took place belatedly in an online format. Founded at the University of Potsdam, the Institute subsequently moved to the University of Wuppertal where, over many years, the EIIW team and guest researchers have contributed greatly to international economic analysis. This has included work for various International Organizations (e.g., the United Nations, International Monetary Fund) as well as research for governments (and public agencies) in the European Union — including the European Parliament and the European Commission — companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across Europe. The Special Issue presented here provides an exemplary selection of the research in the Institute’s area of expertise. It places an analytical focus on International Economics, climate-policy-related research, International Organizations and economic policy analysis, including some of the first papers with analytical economic findings on the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian war. This special issue thus reflects key fields of International Economics and climate policy as well as research on key aspects of the war in the Ukraine.