The Ifo Institute for Economic Research is a

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-based research institution. Ifo is an acronym from Information and Forschung (research). As one of Germany's largest economic think-tanks, it analyses economic policy and is widely known for its monthly

Ifo Business Climate Index The Ifo Business Climate Index is a closely followed leading indicator for economic activity in Germany prepared by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a c ...

for Germany. Its research output is significant: about a quarter of the articles published by German research institutes in international journals in economics in 2006 were from Ifo researchers. The

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ranks it as Germany's most influential economics research institute.

Ifo Business Climate Index

Ifo's Business Climate Index is a leading early indicator of economic activity released monthly since 1972. The database underlying the index is a monthly survey of 7000 in the construction, manufacturing, wholesale and retail industries. The index is closely followed by investors, commentators and politics.

Report on the German economy

The Ifo Institute participates in the twice yearly (spring and autumn) joint analysis of the state of the German and world economy, the so-called ''Gemeinschaftsdiagnose''.German government Web sit
Bundeswirtschaftsministerium Online
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References

External links

Ifo Website (German or English)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ifo Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung Economic research institutes Leibniz Association Non-profit organisations based in Bavaria Political and economic think tanks based in Germany Research institutes in Munich