[1][2] The institute is one of the initiators of the Jena Alliance[3] and is a partner of NOUS – Network for Economics of Order and Social Philosophy.
On the one hand, according to the statutes, "research is to be conducted in the field of economic policy, whereby the intellectual legacy of Wilhelm Röpke is of central importance, on the reform processes in the young federal states and in East-Central and Eastern Europe, as well as on the economic development and business cycle in Thuringia".
[1][6] The Institute holds the Wilhelm Röpke Lecture once a year and also seminars and colloquia.
In addition to well-known economists such as economist Lars Feld, Michel Wohlgemuth, Nils Goldschmidt, Joachim Starbatty and Gerhard Wegner, it also includes prominent economic journalists such as Karen Horn, representatives of associations such as Gerald Grusser, and scholars from other disciplines.
Among others, the political scientist Aurelian Craiutu, who teaches in the U.S., the Italian philosopher Dario Antiseri, the French Germanist Patricia Commun, and the German jurist Hermann-Josef Blanke are members.