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.
Moritz Seebacher
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
ifo Economic Forecast
The ifo Institute publishes an economic forecast four times per year. The forecast focuses on developments in the German economy for a period of up to two years. In view of the close links between the German economy and the world economy, and particularly the European economy, ifo also forecasts developments in the European Union and other important countries. The forecast is based on an in-depth analysis of the economic situation.
Victor Tuekam
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
ifo Annual Report 2021 – Highlights
In 2021, the ifo Institute paved the way for several key future projects. We have compiled a selection of the highlights from the annual report for you on the following pages.
Awards for ifo Employees 2021
At ifo's Annual Meeting on 9 June 2022, research and third-party funding prizes were awarded to ifo employees.
Inside ifo 2021
From diversity and gender balance, to new work and promoting young talent, to podcasts and prizes: 2021 was a year of important milestones and internal changes for the ifo Institute. In our highlights, we shine a spotlight on the Institute’s research performance, introduce our committees, and provide insights into the ifo team.
Education and Digitalization
An expansion of digital skills throughout the education system, a simplified regulatory framework for the digital economy, and the consequences of the pandemic for education are our focus topics in the economics of education.
Energy and Climate
Climate change and dwindling resources pose major challenges for society. The ifo Center for Energy, Climate, and Resources advocates sustainability and climate action.
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.
The 2021 Election Year – New Start Marked by Major Challenges
The cover story in the ifo Annual Report 2021 provides an overview of the challenges facing this legislature as well as the ifo Institute’s recommendations.
An Interview with Clemens Fuest and Stephanie Dittmer - Annual Report 2021
In 2021, the ifo Institute turned its attention to the future. Its employees want to use big data to help them research pressing economic questions and explore the modernization of the social market economy.
Jason Warren
Joint Economic Forecast
The Joint Economic Forecast analyses and forecasts the economic situation in Germany. The forecasts are conducted twice a year: one forecast is published in spring followed by another in autumn. The Joint Economic Forecasts act as a point of reference fort he forecasts made by the German federal government. The Joint Economic Forecast is a joint research project conducted by several economic research institutes. Their cooperation is characterised by a dialogue between different competing theoretical and methodical approaches, forming the best possible basis for analysis and forecasts.
ifo Export Expectations
The ifo Export Expectations, based on the ifo Business Survey, are a new indicator introduced by the ifo Institute in November 2014 to monitor and assess current and future developments in the export sector. The expectations focus on the export sector, are available on a timely basis, are not revised and offer a very good overview of developments in the export sector.
Grega Ferenc
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
ifo Employment Barometer
The ifo Employment Barometer is based on ca. 9,500 monthly responses from businesses in manufacturing, construction, wholesaling, retailing and the services sector. The companies are asked to report on their employment plans for the coming three months.
Prof. Dr. Sarah Necker
Director of the Ludwig Erhard ifo Center for Social Market Economy and Institutional Economics
Ernst Erwin Glöckner
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
ifoCAST Forecast
Bi-monthly, ifoCAST presents an assessment of the development of Germany’s current GDP growth and highlights changes in the forecast against the background of new information.
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.
