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The KULT_Ressource project presents first results on the professional situation of artists and cultural workers in rural areas

Damiaan Persyn and co-authors presented their findings on the expected impact of droughts on migration using a regional general equilibrium model during an invited PANAP webinar.

In the current issue of our series Facts & Figures Martin Simmler and Israel Garcia Dominguez analyze the probability of survival of newly founded companies in rural and urban areas.

In this recently published article, Franziska Lengerer analyses the local community participation of older village residents in a rural region characterised by an ageing and declining population. Based on qualitative interviews, the analysis also focuses on social differences and expectations.

Prof. Dr. Fabian Bald presents paper on gender-specific employment responses to place-based fiscal policies at Thünen Institute of Rural Economics.

In a recent article, Anika Muder and Jakub Staniszewski (Poznań University of Economics and Business) examine technical efficiency and technological differences in apple production in Germany, Italy, and Poland.

Competing objectives for sustainability in the agriculture and food industry determine the social discourse. In our research project, we will systematize and regionally locate these and investigate their influence on knowledge and innovation transfers.

Regional trade flows are significantly influenced by neighboring regions, which has important implications for the estimation of trade elasticities—and, consequently, for model-based assessments of the regional impact of economic policy.

The reciprocal relationship between entrepreneurship and contextual conditions plays an important role in rural development. The article argues in favour of a micro-perspective based on practice theory in order to understand how entrepreneurial practices and the rural context are interlinked.

In the current edition of our Zahlen & Fakten (facts & figures) series on the economy in rural areas, Christian Bergholz analyzes the spatial distribution of innovative start-ups. There are significant regional differences in the frequency with which start-ups are founded.