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Axel Ockenfels to Head Newly Founded Adenauer School of Government at the University of Cologne

The Adenauer School of Government (ASG) will combine cutting-edge research with innovative teaching in the future. The establishment of the ASG is made possible by an extensive and long-term collaboration with the Alfred Landecker Foundation.

Armin Steinbach appointed Chief Economist to the German Ministery of Finance

Armin Steinbach, who wrote his habilitation thesis in law while working at the institute, and then became professor at HEC Paris, has just been appointed Chief Economist to the German Ministery of Finance.
The institute congratulates!

Felix Rusche wins the FBK-IRVAPP 2025 award for the best article on the evaluation of public policies

Felix Rusche has been awarded the 2025 Best Paper Award for the top scientific article on public policy evaluation, presented by FBK-IRVAPP. He is a PhD student in Economics at the University of Mannheim and will be joining Matthias Sutter’s research group in September. The institute warmly congratulates!

Forthcoming from Mohr Siebeck: Der Staat, der handeln muss (The State Obliged to Act)

Bonn Excellence-Fund project co-led by Laurence O’Hara presents edited volume of results
Increasingly in the face of existential crises and necessary transformations, not just public debate but also the law demands that governments and their agencies act. From different fields of law as well as neighboring disciplines, this volume presents perspectives on the decisive process of attribution – where the law determines what exactly which agent is responsible for.

Prof Matthias Sutter / Prof Axel Ockenfels

Funding extended for Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute – Cutting-edge research in economics enters new phase

The Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy of the Universities of Bonn and Cologne will be funded for another seven years. Among the principal investigators of ECONtribute are two directors of the institute: Professors Matthias Sutter and Axel Ockenfels. The renewal allows the Cluster to continue its successful research in economics and related disciplines until 2032.