New Name, New Focus: We are now the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics

With the retirement of our former director Christoph Engel and the closure of his legal department, our institute now has a clearly economic focus.

In the future, our research will concentrate fully on questions in behavioral economics, including the analysis and design of economic institutions (Economic Design), and is led by the two directors Matthias Sutter and Axel Ockenfels. The scientific profile is further complemented by the research group headed by Sebastian Schneider.

With the new name, this thematic focus is now also reflected externally.