Forum New Economy

What Forum New Economy does

Forum New Economy, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Berlin, is an independent economic policy think tank that develops and disseminates alternative economic policy ideas. Its mission is to formulate a new economic paradigm addressing the failures of the market-liberal consensus on inequality, financial instability, climate change, and democratic erosion. The organization produces curated research summaries, studies, expert discussions, and events rather than commercial software or technology products.

The Forum's content portfolio is organized across eight thematic areas (New Leitmotif, Globalization, Inequality, Climate, Financial World, The State, Europe, and Innovation Lab) and delivered through several recurring formats: the bi-weekly newsletter, the monthly New Paradigm Papers curation, the New Economy Short Cut video discussion series, the Forum-Studien (Forum Studies) research papers (24+ published since 2019), the Knowledge Base resource collection, and the annual Berlin Summit flagship conference. The New Economy Talks series, launched in cooperation with Surplus Magazine, extends the event portfolio. Content is published bilingually in German and English, distributed via the newforum.org website, YouTube, and Twitter/X, with flagship outputs also formally published through a partnership with Intereconomics journal.

The Forum operates as a non-commercial platform: all content is free to access, and no paid products, subscriptions, or commercial services are offered. Funding flows from institutional partnerships, academic collaborations, and grant-based support, with a core team of approximately five people led by Thomas Fricke. Its network includes high-profile academic contributors (Mariana Mazzucato, Gabriel Zucman, Mark Blyth, Isabella Weber), research partners such as DIW Berlin, and policy collaborators including the German Federal Ministry of Finance. The audience spans policymakers, academics, journalists, and the general public primarily in Germany and Europe.

Name

Forum New Economy

Legal name

Forum New Economy

Website

https://newforum.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Policy Research / Think Tank Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic & Macroeconomic Research (BPAHALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

Keywords

• Economic policy research
• Think tank publications
• Policy studies
• Economic discourse events
• Research curation

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Forum New Economy is an independent Berlin-based think tank and policy research organization that publishes economic policy studies (Forum New Economy Papers / Forum-Studien), curates monthly New Paradigm Papers, and convenes expert discussion formats including the annual Berlin Summit, New Economy Short Cut video discussions, and New Economy Talks. All content is offered free of charge via its website (newforum.org), bi-weekly newsletter, and YouTube channel, addressing topics such as inequality, climate policy, the role of the state, globalization, and financial markets.

Product overview

Forum New Economy is not a software product company but rather a policy research and economic discourse organization. It does not offer software products, platforms, or modules in the traditional technology product sense. Its offerings consist of editorial content formats including a Knowledge Base (aggregated research and analysis), Forum Studies (published research papers), the New Economy Short Cut (video discussion series), Forum Events and Symposia (including the annual Berlin Summit), a Newsletter series, the New Paradigm Papers (monthly curated academic research), and New Economy Talk (panel discussions). All content is organized around thematic areas including Neues Leitmotiv (New Leitmotif), Globalization, Inequality, Climate, Financial World, The State, Europe, and Innovation Lab. No digital product, SaaS platform, or technology offering exists.

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Brands

• New Economy Short Cut: Short online discussion format featuring economists and policy experts on current economic topics
• Berlin Summit
• New Paradigm Papers
• Knowledge Base

Products and services

• Forum New Economy Papers (Forum-Studien)
• New Paradigm Papers
• Berlin Summit (Annual Conference)
• New Economy Short Cut
• New Economy Talks
• Knowledge Base
• Bi-weekly Newsletter

Quantifiable outcome

• Over two dozen Forum New Economy studies published since 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Academic Partners NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Forum New Economy works with a network of leading institutions and high-ranking academic partners. Partners include academics and researchers contributing to Forum studies, Short Cut discussions, and the New Paradigm Papers curation. Specific named contributors include economists Gabriel Zucman (UC Berkeley), Mariana Mazzucato (UCL), Mark Blyth (Brown University), and Isabella Weber (UMass Amherst), among others.
• Intereconomics JournalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Forum partnered with Intereconomics journal (published by Macmillan) to publish a special focus section titled 'Policy Innovation for a New World Order', featuring key contributions from the Berlin Summit 2025 including pieces by Adam Tooze, David Kläffling, Thomas Fricke, Ian Goldin, Robert Gold, Isabella Wedl, and Eric Lonergan.
• Surplus MagazinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Forum New Economy co-organizes the 'New Economy Talk' event series with Surplus Magazine, covering topics such as tech oligarchs, authoritarianism, and democratic resilience.
• DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIW Berlin economists including Stefan Bach contribute to Forum events and discussions. Bach presented simulations on inheritance tax reform at a Forum New Economy Short Cut.
• Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany)minorOthersChief economist Armin Steinbach of the German Federal Ministry of Finance participated as a speaker in Forum events including the Buy European Short Cut discussion.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bruegel: Leading European economic think tank based in Brussels covering EU policy broadly. Comparable in convening power and policy-maker access, though Bruegel operates at greater scale and focuses on EU rather than German policy.
• CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research): International academic network facilitating economic policy research dissemination. CEPR's role in publishing and curating research parallels the Forum's New Paradigm Papers function, but at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research): Berlin-based economic research institute producing applied economic policy analysis. DIW economists (including Stefan Bach) already participate in Forum Short Cut discussions, indicating close intellectual overlap and shared policy audience in Germany.
• Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET): Global heterodox economics network founded in 2009 with similar mission to develop alternative economic paradigms. INET funds research and hosts events that overlap directly with the Forum's mandate on inequality, financial stability, and climate economics.
• Das Progressive Zentrum: Berlin-based progressive think tank producing research and convening on economic, social, and democratic policy. Overlaps with Forum topics including state capacity, inequality, and democratic resilience.
• Dezernat Zukunft: Berlin-based progressive economic think tank founded in 2020 covering economic policy, inequality, and climate — a near-twin in positioning to the Forum, with overlapping topics and a similar German-language policy audience.
• ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies: Cologne-based think tank working on transformative economic policy including climate, inequality, and post-growth economics. Closely aligned thematic mandate and similar institute-scale operations.
• Makronom: German economic policy magazine and forum covering inequality, labor markets, and progressive economics. Operates a comparable bilingual, digital-first content model targeting the German policy debate.
• IMK (Macroeconomic Policy Institute, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung): German macroeconomic research institute affiliated with the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung. IMK focuses on labor markets, inequality, and demand-side economics — closely overlapping with the Forum's Inequality and 'Der Staat' themes.

Emerging players

• Roosevelt Institute: US-based progressive economic think tank producing research on inequality, antitrust, and industrial policy. Shares the heterodox economics orientation and convening model but operates in a US policy context rather than German/EU.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/forumneweconomy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYyN50D28o43uFWfpoAjhHw/featured
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forum-new-economy

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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