Klaus-Jürgen Gern

Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Gern is a Research Analyst at Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
His main research interests derive from the longstanding analysis of international macroeconomic developments in the context of short-term and medium-term forecasts.
He is responsible for the global estimates and, in this capacity, covers a broad range of topics shaping the world economic outlook, including developments in world trade, monetary and fiscal policy trends, and global imbalances.
European institutions and European macroeconomic policy coordination is a further main interest.
He also analyzes trends in the global commodity markets, especially oil, metals, and grains markets.