ifo and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Economists Panel
Every two months the ifo Institute and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) Economists Panel surveys a representative group of economics professors at German universities on current economic policy issues. The panel aims to offer the public a differentiated perspective on how economists see the key challenges facing Germany in the present and the future. The survey results are regularly published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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The public debate over economic policy questions often only features two economic opinions that tend to be opposing. However, this does not provide any indication of how the majority of economists feel about an issue, nor does it reflect the diversity of opinions that may exist. The ifo and FAZ Economists Panel offers the public a differentiated perspective on how economists see key challenges facing Germany.
The panel, which was launched in 2016 by Prof Dr. Niklas Potrafke, surveys just under 650 economics professors. The average participation rate is 25%.
In addition to their publication in the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung, the results of the Economists Panel are also published in ifo Schnelldienst, on ifo’s homepage, and its key findings are also summarised in press releases. The results of the Economists Panel are available in full on ifo’s homepage and are also used by ifo staff in their teaching.
