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.
Guide to Virtual Events
CESifo on-site conferences will resume as of May 2022.
2020 Awards for ifo Employees
At ifo's Annual Meeting on 10 June 2021, research, third-party funding and special prizes were awarded to ifo employees.
2021 AEJ-Policy Best Paper Award
Thomas Fackler, economist at the ifo Center for Industrial Economics and New Technologies, together with his co-authors Markus Nagler, Martin Watzinger, and Monika Schnitzer, received the 2021 AEJ Policy Best Paper Award for the paper "How Antitrust Enforcement Can Spur Innovation: Bell Labs and the 1956 Consent Decree."
„We Explain Economics“
What fascinates our researchers about their work? What new results can they show? In our explanatory videos "We Explain Economics", we take a look at the current research landscape and prepare the results for the wider public.
ifo Podcast “Economy for All”
What moves the economy? The ifo Institute podcast focuses on the most important developments in economic research and economic policy. Every month, we talk to our experts about current events in business, science, and politics and provide background information on the ifo Institute’s latest research findings.
ifo-N26-Economic Monitor: A Glance on Italy
How does the corona pandemic affect private consumers in Italy? How do health risk, lockdowns, but also income decline and economic uncertainty influence spending patterns? Find out more with the ifo-N26-Economic Monitor.
ifo-N26-Economic Monitor: A Glance on Spain
How does the corona pandemic affect private consumers in Spain? How do health risk, lockdowns, but also income decline and economic uncertainty influence spending patterns? Find out more with the ifo-N26-Economic Monitor.
ifo-N26-Economic Monitor: A Glance on Austria
How does the corona pandemic affect private consumers in Austria? How do health risk, lockdowns, but also income decline and economic uncertainty influence spending patterns? Find out more with the ifo-N26-Economic Monitor.
ifo-N26-Economic Monitor: A Glance on France
How does the corona pandemic affect private consumers in France? How do health risk, lockdowns, but also income decline and economic uncertainty influence spending patterns? Find out more with the ifo-N26-Economic Monitor.
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.
ifo-N26-Economic Monitor: Tracking the Recovery across Europe
By analyzing the income and spending behavior of consumers, the ifo-N26-Economic Monitor provides unique insights into the household sector and thus private income, consumption and savings across Europe.
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.
Public Finance, Natural Resources and Climate Change – 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).
ifo GAME – the Geological and Meteorological Events Database
The ifo Geological and Meteorological Events (GAME) database is a country-level database covering a rich collection of variables for all countries worldwide from 1979 to 2010.
How to Save Our Economy (Wie wir unsere Wirtschaft retten)
In his book on the coronavirus pandemic, ifo President Clemens Fuest systematically brings economic and health policy together and outlines a way out of the crisis.
2019 Awards for ifo Employees
At ifo's Annual Meeting on 18 June 2020, research, third-party funding and special prizes were awarded to ifo employees.
ifo Annual Report
The annual report is the accountability report of the ifo Institute and is published on the day of the annual meeting.
Data Protection Information for Online Meetings, Telephone Conferences, and Webinars of the ifo Institute
We would like to inform you below about the processing of personal data in connection with the use of online meeting applications. Purpose of the Processing We, the ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Mu
Coordinated Covid Response within the EU
The Franco-German Council of Economic Experts recommends a coordinated response to the COVID crisis at European level. France and Germany should make a stand for this, says Clemens Fuest, President of the ifo Institute.
Pandemic-Related New Debt in the Federal States
In order to cushion the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, all federal states have announced massive public aid for affected companies. This will require all of them to increase their net borrowing, in some cases substantially. Since the coronavirus crisis is an exceptional emergency situation that is beyond the control of the state and has a considerable impact on the state’s financial situation, this new debt is also covered by the debt brake rule that has been in force since January 1, 2020 (Article 109 (3) of the Basic Law).
