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Axel Berger

Senior Researcher, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

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Dr. Axel Berger is a Senior Researcher at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). He is currently heading the G20 Policy Research Group at DIE and facilitates the Think20 process of think tanks from the G20 countries during Germany’s G20 presidency in 2016 and 2017.

Policy Briefs

G7 Italy 2024

G7 Trade Relations In Unchartered Waters: Future-proofing Trade Relations For A Changing Geopolitical And Geoeconomic Environment

Future of the Global Economy
Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)), Mehmet Sait Akman (G20 Studies Centre, The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Robert Koopman (World Trade Organization), Stormy Mildner (Aspen Institute), Davide Tentori (Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)), Tetsuya Watanabe (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))
G20 India 2023

Making Plurilateral Initiatives Work for All: Reforming the WTO Through Inclusive and Development-friendly Approaches

TF-7: Towards Reformed Multilateralism: Transforming Global Institutions and Frameworks
Policy area: Multilateralism and Global Governance
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Bozkurt Aran (Center for Multilateral Trade Studies, The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Carlos Primo Braga (Evian Group, IMD), Rajeev Kher (Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)), Douglas Lippoldt (Centre for International Governance Innovation), Stormy-Annika Mildner (Aspen Institute Germany), Arun S. Nair (Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)), Maarten Smeets (non-resident senior fellow at the World Trade Institute)

Overcoming Negative Spillover Effects: the G20’s Role in Support of Global Sustainability

Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Tabea Waltenberg (Sustainable Development Solutions Network Germany (SDSN Germany)), Linda Lütkes (Sustainable Development Solutions Network Germany (SDSN Germany)), Leonie Marie Droste (Sustainable Development Solutions Network Germany (SDSN Germany))
G7 Germany 2022

The G7 and Multilateralism in Times of Aggression: Maintaining and Strengthening Cooperative and Inclusive Approaches for the Global Common Good

International Cooperation for the Common Good
Marianne Beisheim (German Institute for International and Security Affairs), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Lars Brozus (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik), Adolf Kloke-Lesch (SDSN), Ronja Scheler (Körber-Stiftung – Körber Foundation), Silke Weinlich (German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS))
G20 Indonesia 2022

Roundabout Way To Multilateralism: How Could Regional Trade Agreements (rtas) And Plurilaterals Revitalise It?

TF1 - Open Trade and Sustainable Invesment and Industry
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Fabrizio Botti (Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)), Chiara Criscuolo (Science Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD), Peter Draper (Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide), Lelio Lapadre (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’aquila), Guy Lalanne (Science Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD), Stormy-Annika Mildner (Aspen Institute Germany), Amelia U. Santos-Paulino (Division on Investment and Enterprise), Cyrille Schwellnus (Science Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)), Lucia Tajoli (Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)), Davide Tentori (Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)), Claudia Trentini (Division on Investment and Enterprise)
G20 Japan 2019

Reinvigorating the WTO as a Negotiating Forum

TF8 - Trade, Investment, and Globalization
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Akihiko Tamura (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan), Anabel Gonzalez (The Peterson Institute for International Economics), Andreas Freytag (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Bernard Hoekman (European University Institute), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)), David Laborde Debucquet (Markets, Trade and Institutions Division- International Food Policy Research Institute), Eduardo Bianchi (Escuela Argentina de Negocios – Instituto Universitario), Gabriel Felbermayr (Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)), Jean Dong (Australia-China Belt & Road Initiative (ACBRI)), Junji Nakagawa (University of Tokyo), Manjiao Chi (University of International Business and Economics, Beijing), Mark Wu (Harvard Law School), Sabyasachi Saha (Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)), Sandra Rios (Centro de Estudos de Integração e Desenvolvimento (CINDES)), Uri Dadush (Policy Center for the New South; Bruegel; University of Maryland)
G20 Japan 2019

Towards G20 Guiding Principles on Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development

TF8 - Trade, Investment, and Globalization
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Ahmad Ghouri (University of Sussex), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Karl P. Sauvant (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University), Matthew Stephenson (World Economic Forum), Tomoko Ishikawa (Nagoya University)
G20 Argentina 2018

Moving the G20’s investment agenda forward

TF7 - Trade, Investment and Tax Cooperation
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Karl P. Sauvant (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University)
G20 Argentina 2018

Mend It, Don’t End It: The case for upgrading the G20’s pledge on protectionism

TF7 - Trade, Investment and Tax Cooperation
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Aki Tamura (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Carlos Primo Braga (Evian Group, IMD), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)), Eduardo Bianchi (Escuela Argentina de Negocios – Instituto Universitario), Galina Kolev (Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW)), Johannes Schwarzer (Council on Economic Policies), Jurgen Matthes (Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW)), Kamala Dawar (University of Sussex), M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Marcela Cristini (Foundation for Latin American Economic Research (FIEL)), Matthias Helble, Maximiliano Mendez-Parra (ODI Global), Simon Evenett (University of St. Gallen), Tu Xinquan (University of International Business and Economics, Beijing)
G20 Germany 2017

Fostering the Sustainability of Global Value Chains (GVCs)

TF12 - Trade and Investment
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Fernando Blumenschein (Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Clara Brandi (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Diego Navarro (Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV)), Adriana Neligan (Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW)), Isabel Jandeisek (Zeppelin University gGmbH (ZU)), Johannes Blankenbach (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Josef Wieland (Zeppelin Universität), Joshua Wickerham (ISEAL Alliance), Lise Johnson (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCIS)), Philipp Harms (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)), Uri Dadush (Policy Center for the New South; Bruegel; University of Maryland)
G20 Germany 2017

Key Policy Options for the G20 in 2017 to Support an Open and Inclusive Trade and Investment System

TF12 - Trade and Investment
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Uri Dadush (Policy Center for the New South; Bruegel; University of Maryland), Simon Evenett (University of St. Gallen), Lise Johnson (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCIS)), Maximiliano Mendez-Parra (ODI Global), Raul Ochoa, Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP))
G20 Italy 2021

Facilitating sustainable investment to build back better

TF3 - Trade, Investment, and Growth
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Manjiao Chi (University of International Business and Economics, Beijing), Bernard Hoekman (European University Institute), Makane Moïse Mbengue (Department of Public International Law and International Organization, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva), Karl P. Sauvant (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University), Matthew Stephenson (World Economic Forum)
G20 Italy 2021

Boosting G20 cooperation for WTO reform: Leveraging the full potential of plurilateral initiatives

TF3 - Trade, Investment, and Growth
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Mehmet Sait Akman (G20 Studies Centre, The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Fabrizio Botti (Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)), Peter Draper (Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide), Andreas Freytag (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP))
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Improving key functions of the world trade organization: Fostering open plurilaterals, regime management, and decision-making

TF1 - Trade, Investment, and Growth
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Clara Brandi (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Manfred Elsig (World Trade Institute (WTI), University of Bern), Anwarul Hoda (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)), Xinquan Tu (University of International Business and Economics (UIBE))
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The need for WTO reform: Where to start in governing world trade?

TF1 - Trade, Investment, and Growth
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Fabrizzio Botti (T20 Italy), Peter Draper (Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide), Andreas Freytag (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena), Pier Carlo Padoan (T20 Italy), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP))
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Africa’s diversification and its trade policy transformation

TF1 - Trade, Investment, and Growth
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Njuguna Ndung’u (African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Clara Brandi (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Uri Dadush (Policy Center for the New South; Bruegel; University of Maryland), Fatima Olanike Kareem (University of Goettingen), Olayinka Idowu Kareem (University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart (Germany)), David Luke (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa), Simon Mevel (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa), Rim Ben Ayed Mouelhi (Euro Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES)), Abebe Shimeles (African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)), Frederik Stender (German Development Institute), Wilson Wasike (African Economic Research Consortium (AERC))
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Trade and climate change: A key agenda for the G20

TF2 - Climate Change and Environment
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Clara Brandi (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Aaron Cosbey (Small World Consulting), Susanne Droege (German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)), Manfred Elsig (World Trade Institute (WTI), University of Bern), Ilaria Espa (Università della Svizzera Italiana), Jean-Frédéric Morin (Laval University)

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