A new study warns that efforts to reduce bureaucracy may fail due to a lack of information among the population. The representative survey conducted by the Institute has found that the majority of adults in Germany are unaware of new legal provisions allowing them to dispense with handwritten signatures in everyday transactions. However, some segments of the population are systematically better informed.
Whether in agriculture or urban life, reliable information on emissions, land use, and the flow of resources can make the difference between effective climate policy and hollow promises. A project by the Institute addresses this issue and examines how data governance can be used to achieve the United Nations’ climate goals in Brazil – as detailed in the recently published report.
A professional English translation of the GEMA v OpenAI case (42 O 14139/24) has been published by GRUR International. The translation is available free until and including 15 February. This translation is intended to promote a broader, linguistically accessible discussion in both academic and practical contexts.
The 10th Munich Summer Institute, jointly organized with Cornell University, ETH Zurich, Imperial College Business School, LMU, TUM, and the University of Lausanne, will take place from 20 to 22 May 2026. Researchers who would like to present a paper are invited to submit it online until 8 February. A workshop for Ph.D. students will be held again this year, on 20 May.
The 8th edition of our annual Research in Innovation, Science, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) workshop, now a cherished pre-Christmas tradition, took place on 15/16 December 2025. Organized by young researchers at our Institute, the workshop serves as a platform for early-career scholars dedicated to the study of innovation.
Wiedemann, KlausDie Preisfrage - KI-basierte Preissetzungsmethoden im europäischen Wettbewerbs- und Verbraucherrecht der Digitalwirtschaft Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht 34, 1 (2026), 12 - 38.
Monographs
Richter, HeikoDaten-Governance für urbane Innovation - Analyse der Datennutzungsregeln (DNG, DGA, Data Act) unter Berücksichtigung des Kartell-, Vergabe- und Beihilfenrechts am Beispiel Hamburg (Global and Comparative Data Law, 9), De Gruyter, Berlin 2026, 214 S.
Journal articles
Hoffmann, JörgTechnologiedeterminiertheit des KI-relevanten Presse- und Urheberrechts und die kartellrechtliche Relevanz generativer Inhalte - Zum Vorabentscheidungsverfahren in der Rechtssache C-250/25 – Like Company v. Google Ireland Ltd. ZUM 69, 12 (2025), 841 - 851.
Rose, Michael; Juríková, Katarína; Pelepets, Marina; Slivko, Olga; Yereshko, Julia (2026). Shelter in Scholarship: Evidence from a Global Survey of Hosts for Displaced Ukrainian Scientists Research Policy, 55 (3).
Articles in Refereed Journals
Ospina, Daniel; Mirazo, Paula; Allan, Richard P.; Basnett, Smriti; Bastos, Ana; Probst, Benedict (2026). Ten New Insights in Climate Science 2025 Global Sustainability, 9.
Discussion Papers
Schimanski, Tobias; Gostlow, Glen; Toetzke, Malte; Leippold, Markus (2026). What Firms Actually Lose (and Gain) from Extreme Weather Event Impacts.
