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Are rural areas particularly affected by skills shortages and what is the reason for this? This is the subject of a new article published in the May issue of Wirtschaftsdienst, which was written in collaboration with Jan Cornelius Peters.

Martin Simmler (Thünen-Institute) and researcher of the University of Münster assess the impact of profit shifting activities of multinational corporations on product market outcomes.

Research on expectations about future tax rates on firm entry by Dominika Langenmayr (Catholic University Eichstätt – Ingolstadt) and Martin Simmler (Thünen-Insitut) published.

Jan Cornelius Peters represented Germany at the 34th meeting of the Working Party on Rural Policy of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

A joint research project between the Thünen Institute and the University of Göttingen provides first evidence for the special role of personality traits in structurally weak regions.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the labor market and promises economic growth. However, whether AI has a positive impact on regional development depends on numerous factors. This project examines regional conditions that promote the use of AI and enable regional development.

Damiaan Persyn presented his research on the spatial distribution of the population at the RSAI Conference in Kecskemét (Hungary).

Researchers from the Thünen Institute, the University of Kassel and the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) investigate the influence of tax competition on the preference for inter-municipal cooperation among citizens and local politicians in rural municipalities.

The 25th annual meeting of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) took place from 12th to 15th February in Casablanca, for the first time on the African continent. Christian Bergholz from the Thünen Institute represented the German national team there together with Florian Täube from the RKW…

Martin Simmler and Damiaan Persyn presented current research work at the winter seminar of the Society for Regional Research (GfR) in Vill-Igls (Austria) at the Higher Education and Seminar Center Grillhof.