Team
The people behind the ifo Institute offer the very high level of expertise and experience needed to fulfill our research and service mandate.
Munich Economic Debates
In our Munich Economic Debates lecture series, the ifo Institute invites thought leaders from the worlds of academia and business to share with us their thoughts and concepts on current economic policy ideas and challenges.
Information for Participants in Online, Paper, and Fax Surveys of the Company Monitor (in German)
Der Datenschutz und der Umgang mit personenbezogenen Daten, um die wir Sie bei unseren wissenschaftlichen Umfragen bitten werden, sind uns sehr wichtig. Wir sagen Ihnen eine vertrauliche Behandlung Ihrer Antworten zu und stellen gem. Art. 12, 13 ff. DSGVO die folgenden Informationen über die Verarbeitung Ihrer Daten zur Verfügung.
Women and Family
The ifo Institute conducts in-depth research into equality of opportunity, work-life balance, and child development. An overview of the ifo Institute’s positioning, studies on the effects of social and family policy measures, and other topics on women and family.
Public Finance in the Era of the Covid-19 Crisis – International Institute of Public Finance Annual Congress
More than 300 international public finance economists will meet virtual for the 76th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF).
Jimdo-ifo Business Climate Index for the Self-Employed
In order to increase the visibility of solo self-employed and micro enterprises, the ifo Institute has been publishing a new indicator since December 2021: the Jimdo-ifo Business Climate Index for the Self-Employed, which is based on the ifo Business Surveys. Similar to the overall index, all sectors are taken into account, with a focus on the service sector. To attract new participants, we are working on this business climate index in cooperation with Jimdo, a provider of online tools for solo self-employed and small businesses, and the Association of Founders and Self-Employed People of Germany (VGSD e.V.).
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GAME-LIGHTS – the gridded Meteorological Events and Night Light Emission Database
The GAME-LIGHTS database is a grid cell-level database covering a rich collection of variables for all counties worldwide from 1992 to 2013. The dataset collects information on meteorological events from primary information and translates them into weather anomalies on a 0.5° x 0.5° cell-level basis. GAME-LIGHTS covers storms, extreme temperature events, torrential rain and droughts on a yearly basis. It also adds information on night-time light emissions data and population data on the grid cell level.
The data provide a unique dataset for economic analysis as it contains variation which is presumably exogenous to economic outcomes. The service of GAME-LIGHTS is to provide the data in a structured way.
ifo Researchers Receive Heinz König Young Scholar Award from ZEW
Felix Rösel, scientist at the ifo Institute’s Dresden Branch, and Christian Ochsner, CERGE-EI and formerly ifo Dresden, received the Heinz König Young Scholar Award from ZEW for their work in populism research.
Inside ifo 2022
We keep moving – in 2022, a lot happened at the ifo Institute. Our data center is now independent, our researchers received awards, they helped shape debates through offices, and some of our committees were re-staffed. And the Gender Task Force also developed ideas that are already having an impact.
Emergency Aid Measures for Companies in the Coronavirus Crisis
The current coronavirus pandemic will hit the economy hard: current scenarios and forecasts predict a deep recession, the consequences of which will be all the more serious the longer the restrictions imposed on public life continue. Added to this is the collapse of global supply chains, which is hitting Germany particularly hard due to its high degree of involvement in the international division of labor. Against this backdrop, the country’s federal and state governments have decided on numerous aid measures for companies that have now found themselves in an emergency situation through no fault of their own.
Ordering information on ifo time series
With its business surveys the ifo Institute collects data that are of great interest for empirical economic research both in Germany and abroad. The extensive data stocks of the ifo Institute's business surveys are available as aggregated results.
Careers at the ifo Institute
Our goal is to help shape the economic debate. That is why we are looking for female and male economists who want to achieve research excellence. We will help you reach your goals by providing excellent research conditions plus graduate schools and collaborations with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, TU Dresden, and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. In addition, we offer a mentoring program for female economists, and our CESifo network, which gives you access to international researchers from all over the world. You can also further your career outside of research – because we systematically support the professional development of our staff through workshops, seminars, and further training.
ifo Lunchtime Seminars
The weekly lunchtime seminars are of great help in promoting the exchange of new research ideas. They serve as a forum for the discussion of current research and research findings as well as new developments in economics.
ifo World Economic Survey
ifo World Economic Survey was a quarterly publication in English containing the results of the ifo expert poll on the world economy.
The ifo World Economic Survey (WES) was designed to give an accurate picture of the economic situation and forecasts for important industrial, emerging and developing economies on a quarterly basis. The results were published in the journal ifo World Economic Survey.
ifo Business Climate in Eastern Germany
The ifo Business Climate in Eastern Germany is based on ca. 1,200 monthly survey responses of firms in manufacturing, construction, wholesaling and retailing.
iPEHD Raw Data: Industry
The codebooks in the codebooks section provide detailed information on the variables. Before accessing the data, please make sure to read the raw data and merging data sections.
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Projects of the ifo Institute
The strength of the ifo Institute's scientific achievements is also reflected in its success in the scientific competition for research grants. The research grants acquired in the scientific competition have a double effect for the ifo Institute: on the one hand, they increase the scope for research, and on the other hand, they make it possible to work on fundamental policy-oriented issues and thus improve the basis for policy advice by the ifo Institute.
ifo Media Center
The ifo Institute invites you to participate in the discussion of interesting economic topics via the Internet. In our ifo Media Center a whole series of remarkable events are available and can be viewed in full length. We also record selected speeches and presentations given by employees or at events and make them available in our Media Center.
Staff Statements in the Media
Our researchers comment on current economic policy issues in various media.