13th ifo Conference on Macroeconomics and Survey Data

Scientific Organizers: Benjamin Born Andreas Peichl Klaus Wohlrabe Timo Wollmershäuser Maik Wolters

The conference discussed ongoing research on survey and micro data and its role and usage in macroeconomics.  Topics such as those listed below were discussed at the conference. 

• usage of micro-data to address macroeconomic questions
• role of expectations for behavior (of firms or individuals)
• measuring and modeling of uncertainty and its effect on behavior and/or the business cycle
• transmission of cyclical fluctuations
• distributional effects of macroeconomic shocks 
• heterogeneity and evaluation of policies
• labor markets and the business cycle
• methodology of business surveys and forecasting performance of survey/micro data in business-cycle research