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ifo Institut – Leibniz Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V. is an independent research firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1949, the firm focuses on five areas of activity: policy advisory work, provision of information/services, participation in public debate, promotion of junior economists, and research in economics.

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (Research) (IZA-Research) is the investment research division of Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH, a nonprofit research institute headquartered in Bonn, Germany. Founded in 1998, the firm provides platforms for knowledge exchange and makes relevant research findings accessible for policy practitioners and the general public. IZA-Research serves as a bridge builder for national and international research in labor economics. Their goal in conducting fundamental research, providing scientific policy advice, and engaging in active knowledge transfer is to narrow the distance between science and society in order to help create a better future of work for all.

TWS Partners AG is a consulting firm that specializes in game theory and behavioral economics. TWS Partners is based in Munich, DE and was founded in 2001 by Achim Wambach and Marcus Schreiber. The German company offers solutions for bilateral and multilateral negotiations, matching markets, carbon incentives, and process optimization. The company has several offices worldwide, including locations in Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands. TWS Partners has been recognized for its work in science and education, and has recently introduced a new subsidiary, nnamu, which offers AI-based software solutions to make the game theory methodology more widely applicable. Marcus Schreiber has been the CEO since 2001.

RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V. is a non-university institution for economic research located in Essen, Germany. The German company conducts economic research and analysis. The private company was founded in 1943.

Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) is an independent research firm headquartered in Halle and was founded in 1992. The firm provides investment research to their clients.