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The Thünen Institute is expanding its cooperative relationships in spatial research: The Thünen Institutes of Rural Areas and of Rural Economics are now part of the Leibniz R Research Network.

The German GEM team is reorganizing: After 25 years, Rolf Sternberg (Uni Hanover, center) hands over the team leadership to the new dual leadership of Christian Hundt (right) and Florian Täube (RKW, 2nd from left). Research coordinator on the Thünen side will be Christian Bergholz (2nd from right).

Through compact regular publications, we inform political actors, as well as the media and the general public, about the current economic situation and development trends in rural areas.

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).