Project

Economic Experts Survey (EES)

Client: Cooperation between the ifo Institute and the Institute for Swiss Economic Policy
Project period: December 2021 – November 2024
Research Areas:
Project team: Prof. Dr. Niklas Potrafke, Dr. Klaus Gründler, Philipp Heil, Timo Wochner

Tasks

The ifo Institute conducts the Economic Experts Survey (EES) in cooperation with the  Institute for Swiss Economic Policy. The EES is a quarterly survey of economic experts worldwide. It captures their assessments of the current economic policy and political performance in their countries.  The EES also provides assessments of national pandemic management and related fiscal policies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Globally relevant policy problems are surveyed irregularly through additional questions. The EES started with the first survey cycle in Q1 2022.

Methods

The ifo Institute surveys international economic experts on a quarterly basis via an online survey using the Qualtrics survey software. The results are made available to the public in aggregated form.

Data and Other Sources

Survey results from the Economic Experts Survey (EES).

Survey Series

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.

Contact
Prof. Dr. Niklas Potrafke

Prof. Dr. Niklas Potrafke

Director of the ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy
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+49(0)89/9224-1319
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+49(0)89/907795-1319
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