ifo Industry Colloquium 2021
Project period: January 2021 - December 2021
Research Areas:
Tasks
Platform for discussions of current topics from an industry-specific perspective.
Methods
In four sector forums – Manufacturing, Retail Trade, Construction, and Services – experts from companies, associations, politics and research discuss about current developments in these industries as well as about sector-specific focus topics such as digitization, innovation, productivity, international trade or labor market.
Data and other sources
Among others:
Industry reports (project “Branchen special”)
ifo Business Survey, ifo Economic Forecast
Joint Economic Forecast
International data sources such as OECD, Eurostat
Results
This year, expert and presentations and debates dealt with the topic of sustainability.
In the four forums Industry, Trade, Services and Construction, the various dimensions of sustainability, its challenges and opportunities were discussed.