Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods

Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Abbreviation MPI-EG
Formation 2003 (2003)
Type Scientific institute
Purpose Research in collective goods
Headquarters Bonn, Germany
Key people
Christoph Engel (co-founder)
Adrienne Héritier (co-founder)
Parent organization
Max Planck Society
Website (English)
(German)

The Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (German: Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung von Gemeinschaftsgütern) is located in Bonn, Germany. It is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society. The institute focuses its study on law, economics and politics of collective goods.

History

The institute was founded 1997 as temporary project called "Common Goods: Law, Politics and Economics" and transformed into a permanent institute in 2003.[1]

Management

As of 2010, its two directors are economist Martin Hellwig and law scholar Christoph Engel.[2] Meanwhile, the following represent the institute's current academic advisory board.[3]

Academic Advisory Board

Coordinates: 50°43′0″N 7°7′35″E / 50.71667°N 7.12639°E / 50.71667; 7.12639

References

  1. "A short history of the institution". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. "The MPI: Organization". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. "The members of the academic advisory board". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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