The Institute for Economic and Cultural Geography (WIGEO) analyses spatial processes of economic  restructuring in countries at different stages of development. Core research areas are industrialised,  newly industrialising and developing countries in Europe, North America, Southeast and East Asia.  Our research projects are usually sponsored by public research agencies, e.g.  read more »

The faculty of geography contains eight chairs, four in physical geography and four in human  geography. Three chairs are hold by economic geographers, namely Markus Hassler, Simone  Strambach and Thomas Brenner (the fourth chair in human geography stands for urban geography).  All three chairs work on research topics represented in DIME.

The Evolutionary Economics group of the MPI explores a broad spectrum of topics in search of the recurrent patterns of change in different domains and at different levels of the economy.  read more »

Within the thrust of the Institute's research the Regional Economics Department (headed by Rüdiger Soltwedel) focuses on the spatial perspective, on how centripetal and centrifugal as well as  read more »

The ISI Team comprises diffusion research and research on co-operation patterns with research on technological, social, economic impact and research on qualification of the workforce.  read more »