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More than 700 participants discussed regional economic policy options for shaping rural and urban areas. Together with the DIHK, Petrik Runst and Jan Cornelius Peters organized a workshop on the economic potential of rural areas.

Despite being employed, women often take on the majority of care work and are more likely to work part-time than men. To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, Thünen scientists have written two new expert articles on this topic.

In the latest issue of the Journal of Public Finance and Fiscal Federalism, Dominik Frankenberg examines opportunities for municipalities to participate in the value creation associated with the expansion of renewable energy in rural areas.

Cultural similarity between two regions enhances collaboration among inventors, even when they are separated by significant geographic distance. Alexander Kopka and Petrik Runst presented their current research at the GeoInno conference in Budapest.

The current Zeitgespräch section in the journal Wirtschaftsdienst addresses “Economic Responses to Populism.” In their contribution, Lena Gerling and Thomas Apolte (University of Münster) discuss the role of conspiracy beliefs and party identification for the observed success of populist parties.

To what extent can firms increase their probabilities of survival through innovation activities? A new study by Ann Hipp explores the important role of patents for a firm’s probability of survival from the emergence to the decline of an industry.

Current transformation processes are significantly challenging economic dynamics in rural areas. In a new article in the journal “Ländliche Räume”, Jan Cornelius Peters and Christian Hundt show that the structural shift away from industry is gaining momentum, particularly affecting rural areas.

In an article published in the members’ magazine of the German Farmers' Association, "Deutsche Bauern Korrespondenz", Petrik Runst and Christian Bergholz address the question of how rural and urban areas differ in terms of their economic performance.

Against the backdrop of the upcoming redefinition of the funding areas for the Joint Task for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures (GRW), the report examines the structural weaknesses of rural areas, taking into account various dimensions related to the GRW.