New study: Why students do not apply for BAföG (German student aid) despite being eligible – and how information can help
Although more and more students are formally eligible for BAföG, take-up remains low. A joint study by the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT has identified the main reasons: Misperceptions about their own eligibility, the funding conditions and the repayment terms prevent many students from even applying.
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.
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