Economic Experts Survey Q1 2024

Evaluating Global Economic Policy Worldwide

This survey of the Economic Experts Survey (EES) of the ifo Institute and the Institute for Swiss Economic Policy examines inflation expectations of economists on a global level. The result: although inflation expectations worldwide remain well above central banks’ inflation target, a further decline in the expected inflation rate for 2024 compared with previous quarters is evident. For the long run however, expectations start to increase again. The report on this survey wave also contains a Spotlight on the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for the neighboring countries.

The Economic Experts Survey (EES) is a quarterly survey of economic experts worldwide. The EES captures their assessment of the current economic policy and political performance as well as of special questions in their countries. The survey is jointly conducted by the ifo Institute and the Institute for Swiss Economic Policy.