"On the one hand, this booklet explains how today's economy works, on the other hand, the authors force all those who think they already know everything to think.”
Jomo Kwame Suntaram, development economist and former Secretary-General of the United Nations

"The Altas of the global economy is an invaluable resource. It describes important trends in the current global economy in a way that is understandable to the average citizen and dispels common myths about international trade and global finance, savings, investment and debt.”
Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics and Development Policy, India

"In a time of global crisis, this atlas is a useful reference work for anyone concerned with global economic developments because of its clear language and illustrative graphics."
Raja Khalidi, Director of MAS and Development Economics, Palestine

"A world that has become global needs a business magazine that makes the best insights its foundation. This is what the Atlas of the World Economy offers."
Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, Professor of Economics and former Minister of Finance of Brazil

Heiner Flassbeck, Constantin Heidegger and Friederike Spiecker give independent, fact-based and competent insights about the national and international economic issues and opportunities of 2022/23 together with fully illustrated visual aids. Designed like a magazine, his biannual atlas is not just for economists, but everyone wanting to understand the complex connections of today s global economy. In this edition the authors focus on the dimensions of the influence the pandemic had on the economy.

Heiner Flassbeck worked with the United Nations in Geneva as chief economist for UNCTAD from 2000 to 2012. Before that he served as secretary of state for the German finance ministry.

Friederike Spiecker has a diploma in economy from Konstanz University. Before she was as a freelance economist concerning herself with national and international economic questions, she worked for the German Institute for Economic Research.

Constantin Heidegger studied physics at the ETH Zurich and received his PhD at CERN. He is a scientific researcher and started studying economics in Freiburg in 2021.