Directors’ Research Areas

Jens Beckert
Markets as the core institution of capitalist economies are the focus in the "Sociology of Markets." The overarching aim is to understand the functioning of markets from a distinctively sociological perspective. [more]

Lucio Baccaro
The growth model perspective aims to account both for commonality and for diversity in contemporary capitalism. Rather than focusing on institutional sets underpinning different production regimes (varieties of capitalism), the growth model perspective shifts the focus onto the demand drivers of growth. [more]