Research Area
The Division of Resource Economics is dedicated to the development of Institutional Environmental and Resource Economics. The research activities of the Division focus particularly on "Institutions of Sustainability". This analytical framework facilitates the investigation of a multitude of institutional issues related to Environmental and Resource Economics ranging from local participation to international agreements.
Setting up and conducting such research projects is made possible by attracting external research funds and developing cooperative projects at national and international level. Committed doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers, by working on their individual projects, contribute to the enhancement of institutional analysis of natural resources. They engage in creative scientific discourse for which the Research Colloquium in Institutional and Resource Economics serves as a discussion forum, which is also open to all visitors.
In Germany and especially in East Germany, the Division of Resource Economics analyses policy-relevant issues, in the fields of agri-environmental policies, provision of bio-energy and rural development. The Division has developed particular research interests and gained extensive research experience in analysing post-socialist transition processes in Central and Eastern European as well as Central and South-East Asian countries. Numerous research projects deal with topics from developing and transition countries like Ethiopia, Indonesia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, Namibia, Uganda, Kirgizstan, India, Thailand, Vietnam and China. These research activities are associated with various types of national and international cooperation with both research partners and practitioners.
In Germany and especially in East Germany, the Division of Resource Economics analyses policy-relevant issues, in the fields of agri-environmental policies, provision of bio-energy and rural development. The Division has developed particular research interests and gained extensive research experience in analysing post-socialist transition processes in Central and Eastern European as well as Central and South-East Asian countries. Numerous research projects deal with topics from developing and transition countries like Ethiopia, Indonesia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, Namibia, Uganda, Kirgizstan, India, Thailand, Vietnam and China. These research activities are associated with various types of national and international cooperation with both research partners and practitioners.
