Opening of the Adenauer School of Government
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has officially inaugurated the new Adenauer School of Government at the University of Cologne. Our Director, Axel Ockenfels, will serve as the School’s Founding Director. The new academic institution combines research, teaching, and public engagement in the field of public governance, with the aim of strengthening democratic governance.
Otto Hahn Medal for Sebastian Riedmiller
Sebastian Riedmiller has been awarded the Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society for his dissertation on survey-guided policy design. His research shows how targeted information strategies can improve the effectiveness of public policies, particularly in the area of student financial aid.
The Cool Ones Stay Online
In a guest article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Matthias Sutter, Christopher Roth and Filip Milojevic analyze initial empirical findings on Australia’s social media ban for adolescents under the age of 16. The data show that the law is having an effect — but as long as many peers remain online, it faces both social and practical limits.
Research Award for Sebastian O. Schneider
Sebastian O. Schneider has been awarded the 2026 “German Young Researcher Award on Gambling Research”. The prize honors his joint study with Matthias Sutter on risk preferences and real-world behavior, published in the American Economic Review. The award is endowed with €30,000
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