ifo Annual Report 2021

In 2021, the ifo Institute paved the way for several important future projects. One of the key events of the year was the election of the new German Bundestag in September. After 16 years under Angela Merkel’s government, the signs point to a new start: reforms are urgently needed in some areas. The ifo Institute outlined the ten most important economic policy challenges for Germany in the post-Merkel era.

We were also still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout; together with scientists from various disciplines, the ifo Institute developed the NoCovid strategy at the beginning of 2021, which envisions a proactive, regionally differentiated policy to reduce infections and open up schools and the economy.

A comprehensive overview of the ifo Institute’s research achievements, committees, and staff as well as CESifo’s activities in 2021 can be found at: Download (PDF, in German)

The Annual Report 2021 was published for the Annual General Meeting 2022 at 9 June 2022.