According to § 1 of its Statute the Institute for Broadcasting Economics must do "basic research in the field of broadcasting economics and analyse how the results of this research can be put into practice". The research work at the Institute is described by activity reports that must be published every two years. Important results of research are also published in the Working Papers of the Institute for Broadcasting Economics, in the series "Schriften zur Rundfunkökonomie", "Kölner Schriften zur Medienökonomie" or/and in professional journals and readers. Information about studies and reports for external clients that are not published eventually is provided in the activity reports and/or on the websites of the Institute.