In a new MPIfG Discussion Paper, Michael Schedelik and Andreas Nölke argue for integrating Comparative and International Political Economy by showing how peripheral growth models are shaped by — and shape — global economic shifts. They analyze the effects of global commodity cycles on exporters like Brazil and Indonesia, the impact of financial cycles on debt-led growth models like in South Africa and Turkey, and the role of global production chains and foreign investment for FDI-led growth models of manufacturing exporters like Vietnam or Thailand.

Sep 22, 2025 / 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
In a geoeconomic world, companies become transmission belts and sites of conflict between states. Based on her recent book Corporate Crime and Punishment, Cornelia Woll will explore how the United States has used corporate criminal law well beyond its territory to shape the economy in support of its national interests.
Registration is requested.

The consequences of global warming are becoming tangible – and often deadly – for growing segments of the global population. For instance, river floods and tropical cyclones have become more frequent and destructive due to climate change. The social consequences of global warming are more subtle, as worsening environmental conditions ripple through societies and strain the social fabric. This edition, edited by Leon Wansleben, intends to inspire economic sociologists to consider climate change as a major structural force impacting whole economies, markets, and economic actors.