ifo Schnelldienst 12/2019: Future of Mobility

The Future of Mobility: Which Options are Viable?

Driving bans or city tolls, electromobility or combustion engine, car sharing or ownership: What should traffic look like in the future? Overcrowded city centers, traffic jams, noise, particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions have sparked a controversial debate about the future of mobility. Which mobility concepts can meet the constantly growing demands for climate protection, flexibility and cost efficiency?

With contributions by

Christian Leßmann and Arne Steinkraus, Zero Emission? CO2 Emissions from Electric Cars
Manuel Frondel, Plea for a City Toll
Martin R. Stuchtey and Manuel Braun, Circular Mobility - Circular Economy as Pioneer of the Mobility Turnaround
Thomas Hamacher, The Car. Diagnosis: Emotionally Conspicuous: Plea for Sober Traffic 
Barbara Lenz, Daniel Krajzewicz, Gernot Liedtke and Christian Winkler, The Future of Mobility - What Needs to be Done? 
Karen Pittel, CO2 Pricing in Road Traffic? A Good Start, but Unfortunately not Enough

ifo Economic Forecast Summer 2019: German Economy Lacks Momentum 

The German economy has been cooling off noticeably since the beginning of last year. Price adjusted gross domestic product is expected to grow this year by 0.6 percent. In 2020 the overall economic performance GDP is expected to grow by 1.7 percent.