The Ludwig Erhard ifo Research Seminars are half-day workshops. They serve as a platform for the discussion of current research findings and new developments in economics. Speakers and attendees are guest researchers and researchers from ifo, FAU as well as external academics.
In our series of events "Economy for All", the Ifo Institute and the Ludwig Erhard Zentrum (LEZ) invite interested citizens to attend. In short lectures, representatives from science, business, politics and the media explain about current economic topics, shed light on the background and engage in an exchange with the audience. The event takes place every second month in Fürth and is open to the general public.
The Munich Economic Summit (MES) was an international forum for in-depth discussion of European economic policy issues. Every two years it hosted top-level government representatives, outstanding international academics, and high-ranking decision-makers from business, media, and civil society in Munich. The last MES took place in 2018.
Participants include researchers and guest researchers from the ifo Institute, the Center for Economic Studies and the LMU Munich.
In the midday seminar staff members of the TU Dresden, the ifo Institute as well as external academics present and discuss their current research results.
SEEM offers a scientific forum for discussing theoretical and empirical research on topical issues in the fields of energy, environmental and climate economics.
In our Munich Economic Debates lecture series, the ifo Institute invites thought leaders from the worlds of academia and business to share with us their thoughts and concepts on current economic policy ideas and challenges.
The public session of the ifo Annual Meeting is dedicated to a current economic policy topic and brings together science, business and politics.
In the series Dresdner Vorträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik, prominent economists present their latest research findings in economics and finance.
The weekly lunchtime seminars are of great help in promoting the exchange of new research ideas. They serve as a forum for the discussion of current research and research findings as well as new developments in economics.
The ifo Industry Colloquium is a platform for current topics from an industry-specific perspective. In its four sector forums – Industry, Trade, Construction, and the Service Sector – experts from companies, associations, politics, and research discuss current industry developments, trends, and challenges.
At the centre of the EUROCONSTRUCT activities are conferences, organised twice a year at changing European cities by the national partner institute, with the focus on the cyclical development of construction activity and on further topics with direct relevance for the construction sector.
The Munich Seminar series is a joint initiative of CESifo and the Süddeutsche Zeitung. External guests from universities and research institutions present policy papers on current topics.