Team
The people behind the ifo Institute offer the very high level of expertise and experience needed to fulfill our research and service mandate.
30 Jahre Mauerfall - Demokratie und Marktwirtschaft (VfS)
Economists will meet in Leipzig from 22 to 25 September 2019 for the Annual Conference of the Verein für Socialpolitik, the association of German-speaking economists. The meeting will be attended by ifo researchers and the institute will be represented at the event with a stand.
ifo and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Economists Panel
Every two months the ifo Institute and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) Economists Panel surveys a representative group of economics professors at German universities on current economic policy issues. The panel aims to offer the public a differentiated perspective on how economists see the key challenges facing Germany in the present and the future. The survey results are regularly published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
ifo Schnelldienst digital
To respond quickly to the latest developments, ifo is offering an online publication, ifo Schnelldienst digital, in which one article will be posted on the ifo website as a PDF. ifo Schnelldienst digital publishes analyses, research and survey results as well as forecasts on the latest developments.
ifo Konjunkturperspektiven
ifo Konjunkturperspektiven is a monthly German-language online publication that presents the latest results from ifo’s business surveys in the form of graphics and tables. The surveys cover manufacturing, construction, wholesale, retail, and the service sector as a whole, as well as the industries related to each of those sectors.
ifo Business Surveys: Further Results
In addition to our overall indices and the regularly published export expectations and employment barometer, we publish further results of the ifo Business Surveys - at the overall, sector or industry level. How do companies assess price developments? Are they worried about their existence? Is there a shortage of orders or materials? Especially in times of crisis, companies' assessments reveal a lot about future developments.
ifo Annual Meeting
The public session of the ifo Annual Meeting is dedicated to a current economic policy topic and brings together science, business and politics.
History of the ifo Institute
The history of the ifo Institute officially begins in January 1949. Ludwig Erhard, the founder of the Social Market Economy, was an important figure in the founding history of the institute. He laid the foundations for applied policy-oriented economic research in Munich, which still constitutes the ifo today.
iPEHD Raw Data: Agriculture
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.
ifo-N26-Economic Monitor: A Glance on Germany
How does the corona pandemic affect private consumers in Germany? How do health risk, lockdowns, but also income decline and economic uncertainty influence spending patterns? Find out more with the ifo-N26-Economic Monitor.
Economic Experts Survey (EES)
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.
Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) - Euraxess
The ifo Institute supports the “European Charter for Researchers” adopted by the European Commission in 2005 and the associated “Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers” (“Charter and Code”), pursues the principles set out in the Charter and Code and submitted to the European Commission an internal analysis of the state of implementation of these principles and a plan of action based on the current status. As a result, the ifo Institute received the “HR Excellence in Research” Award from the EU Commission.
ifo Forschungsberichte
In addition to the ifo Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsforschung, which present selected studies in book form, other studies of the ifo Institute are documented as ifo Forschungsberichte and also made available to the public.
Oliver Falck Appointed to the BMBF’s Council for Technological Sovereignty
German Federal Minister of Education Anja Karliczek has appointed the Director of the ifo Center for Industrial Organization and New Technologies, Oliver Falck, to the newly established Council for Technological Sovereignty of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
EUROCONSTRUCT
At the centre of the EUROCONSTRUCT activities are conferences, organised twice a year at changing European cities by the national partner institute, with the focus on the cyclical development of construction activity and on further topics with direct relevance for the construction sector.
Further Research Departments
Research at the ifo Institute is organized in eight Centers, the Research Group Taxation and Fiscal Policy and the ifo Dresden Branch. All units have their own positioning, follow their characteristic program and offer specific services. At the same time, they are closely linked and all contribute to the shared research theme of the ifo Institute.
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.
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.).
ifo Annual Report
The annual report is the accountability report of the ifo Institute and is published on the day of the annual meeting.
Gender Economics (VfS)
Economists will meet online from 27 to 30 September 2020 for the Annual Conference of the Verein für Socialpolitik, the association of German-speaking economists. Amongst them are many ifo researchers.