What will be the effects of trends such as regionalization or digitalization on logistics and global trade? The effects of the trends strongly differ and do not affect all industries equally. In some cases, digitalization replaces the physical flow of goods by digital flows (e.g. films, games, books and magazines). Relatedly, the emergence of online platforms such as Upwork, Amazon’s MTurk, Slack, Skype, and others enable a digital market for talent and teamwork across the gl