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Rainer Thiele

rainer.thiele@ifw-kiel.de

Kieler Institut für Weltwirtschaft – Kiel Institute for the World Economy

is a professor of development economics and the deputy head of the Research Center “International Development” of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. He is the director of the Kiel Institute Africa Initiative.

All articles of Rainer Thiele

International financial architecture
Lukas Menkhoff
Rainer Thiele

Better development financing for Africa

Given that many countries are heavily indebted, a reform of international development financing is overdue. The UN has made suggestions, but for a variety of reasons, their chances of implementation and success are uncertain.

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Aid effectiveness
Peter Nunnenkamp
Rainer Thiele

Modest impact

Low-income countries are not the main beneficiaries of aid for trade

Economics
Rainer Thiele

Discussing "pro-poor growth"

Annual PEGNet conference will assess how growth can be made to benefit disadvantaged people

Relevant reading
Rainer Thiele

Reduced inequality in Latin America

Rainer Thiele: Relevant reading on Latin America's reduced income disparities

Donor harmonisation
Peter Nunnenkamp
Hannes Öhler
Rainer Thiele

Not much progress

Donors have not made much progress on harmonisation

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The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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