Axel Berger

Axel Berger is Deputy Director (interim) at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Managing Director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Germany. He is a founding member of the G20 Trade and Investment Research Network (TIRN), a cross-country, independent network of trade and investment policy researchers. He works on the design, effects and diffusion patterns of international trade and investment agreements, with a focus on emerging markets and developing countries. Other areas of current research include the development effects of an international investment facilitation framework in the WTO and the role of the G7 and G20 in global governance.