Ifo Projects 2010 (Selection)

Business Cycle Analyses and Surveys (KB) Icon: Nach unten

Public Finance (ÖS) Icon: Nach unten

Social Policy and Labour Markets (SAM) Icon: Nach unten

Human Capital and Innovation (HI) Icon: Nach unten

Industry Branch Research (BF) Icon: Nach unten

Environment and Transportation (UV) Icon: Nach unten

International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment (ADI) Icon: Nach unten

International Institutional Comparisons (IIV) Icon: Nach unten

Dresden Branch (ND) Icon: Nach unten


Business Cycle Analyses and Surveys (KB)
Project	Client	Department	Completion date
5-year forecasts of volatilities and correlations of asset classes	Sal. Oppenheim	KB	2010
Euro zone economic outlook	Internal	KB	On-going
European Economic Advisory Group (EEAG)/Chapter 1: The European Economy: Current Situation and Economic Outlook	CESifo GmbH	KB	On-going
Financial Systems, Efficiency and Stimulation of Sustainable Growth (FINESS)	European Commission, 7th Framework Programme	KB	2010
Ifo Economic Forecasts	Internal	KB	On-going
Joint Economic Forecast	Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology	KB	2010
Business-cycle Indicators	Internal	KB	On-going
Early Indicator System for the Economic Development of Industries and Enterprises	Enterprises and federations	KB	On-going
Ifo Business Survey in Construction	Partially funded by the EU	KB	On-going
Ifo Business Survey in Service Providers	Partially funded by the EU	KB	On-going
Ifo Business Survey in Insurance	Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V., Berlin	KB	On-going
Ifo Business Survey in Leasing	Bundesverband Deutscher Leasinggesellschaften	KB	On-going
Ifo Business Survey in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony	Ministry of Economics, Bavaria, "Förderbank" of Baden-Württemberg, NRW.Bank, internal	KB	On-going
Ifo Business Survey in Retailing	Partially funded by the EU	KB	On-going
Ifo Business Survey in Wholesaling	Internal	KB	On-going
Ifo Business Survey in Manufacturing	Partially funded by the EU	KB	On-going
Ifo Investment Survey in German Commerce	Partially financed	KB	On-going, annual survey
Ifo Investment Survey in German Leasing	European Commission	KB	On-going
Ifo Investment Survey in Manufacturing Industry of Eastern Germany	Partially funded by the EU	KB	On-going, twice yearly survey
Ifo Investment Survey in Western German Construction	Partially funded by the EU	KB	On-going, twice yearly survey
Ifo Investment Survey in Eastern German Construction	Partially funded by the EU	KB	On-going, twice yearly survey
Ifo Investment Survey in Manufacturing Industry of Western Germany	Partially financed by the EU	KB	On-going, twice yearly survey
Ifo Manager Survey	Wirtschaftswoche, internal	KB	On-going
Ifo World Economic Survey (WES)	financed by the EU	KB	On-going
Invoicing Currency in Germany Exports	Deutsche Bundesbank	KB	On-going, twice yearly survey
Quarterly regional accounts for Saxony	Internal	KB	On-going


Public Finance (OES)
Project	Client	Department	Completion date
Incentive effects of fiscal equalisation in tax competition: Theoretical and empirical analysis of Länder and municipalities	German Research Foundation (DFG)	ÖS	April 2011
Neutrality violations in taxation law and their impact on growth	BMF	ÖS	Sept. 2010
Die Reform des kommunalen Finanzausgleichs und der Kreisstruktur in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Eine finanzwissenschaftliche Analyse der Auswirkungen auf Landkreise, Städte und Gemeinden	Ministry of the Interior Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	ÖS	March 2010
Structural Policy of the European Union: Allocative and Distributive Effects of the Provision of Regional Public Goods in a Federal System (Continuing DFG project)	German Research Foundation (DFG)	ÖS	March 2010


Social Policy and Labour Markets (SAM)
Project	Client	Department	Completion date
Coordination of the 8th report on family affairs	German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs	SAM	2012
From Migration to Integration	internal	SAM	On-going


Human Capital and Innovation (HI)
Project	Client	Department	Completion date
The Accumulation of Human Capital and the Transition from Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Economic Growth	internal	HI	On-going
Economics of Innovation in Network Industries	Deutsche Telekom AG	HI	2012
Education, innovation and technological progress in economic history	internal	HI	2011
Empirical Analyis of the Economic Returns on Early Childhood Education	internal	HI	Dec. 2010
Establishment of a leading international centre of excellence examining the effects of education on longterm economic development	Leibniz Gemeinschaft, Pakt für Forschung Innovation	HI	Dec. 2012
European Expert Network on Economics of Education	European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture	HI	2011
Feasability Study to analyse the Relationship between Broadband Access and the Development of Competencies	Deutsche Telekom AG	HI	June 2010
The Future of the Middle Class in Germany	Herbert Quandt Foundation	HI	April 2010
The Human Capital of Nations	CESifo MIT Press Book Project	HI	July 2010
Human Capital Production and Labour Market Success	internal	HI	On-going
Innovation in (regional) networks	Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology	HI	Dec. 2010
National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)	Federal Ministry of Education and Research	HI	2013
Regional Development, Innovation, and Human Capital	internal	HI	2011


Industry Branch Research (BF)
Project	Client	Department	Completion date
Business Barometer, Building Equipment Sector (Sanitary Heating Air-conditioning)	Vereinigung der deutschen Zentralheizungswirtschaft e.V., Vereinigung Deutscher Sanitärwirtschaft e.V., Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH	BF	On-going
Cyclical developments in construction in western and eastern Germany	Multi-client study	BF	On-going
Economic Effects of Biodiesel Promotion	German Biofuel Industry's Association	BF	Feb. 2010
EUROCONSTRUCT Analysis and forecasts of the development of construction activity in Europe	Conference participants	BF	On-going
EU Sectoral Competitiveness Studies	European Commission, Directorate General Enterprise and Industry	BF	2011
Ifo Agrar: Pig Producers - Survey-based situation analysis of pig producers in Germany	Autonomous project, supported by the Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank	BF	On-going
Ifo Construction Forecast for Germany	Multi-client study	BF	On-going
Ifo Economic Activity Report for the Frankfurt Fair	Frankfurt Fair GmbH	BF	On-going
Ifo Innovation Survey	Internal	BF	On-going
Information system Branchen special	DG-Verlag, Wiesbaden	BF	On-going
Market Data, Building Equipment Sector in Germany and selected European Countries	Vereinigung der deutschen Zentralheizungswirtschaft e.V., Vereinigung Deutscher Sanitärwirtschaft e.V., Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH	BF	On-going
Medium-term Forecast for the German Machine Tool Industry	Association of German Machine Tool Manufacturers (VDW)	BF	On-going
Observation of the Cyclical and Structural Developments in the Aviation Industry	Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V.	BF	On-going
Quantification of the economic impact of the Dortmund trade fairs	Westfalenhallen Dortmund GmbH	BF	Sept. 2010
Quantification of the economic impact of the German trade fairs	Ausstellungs- und Messe-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.	BF	Mar. 2010
Quantification of the economic impact of the Leipzig trade fairs	Leipziger Messe GmbH	BF	Oct. 2010
Quarterly Survey on Labour Flexibility	Randstad Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG	BF	On-going
The Arcade Industry	Association of German Coinoperated Machine Industry (VDAI)	BF	On-going


Environment and Transportation (UV)
Project	Client	Department	Completion date
Creation, diffusion and impact of sustainability innovations – further methodological development of the analytical instruments, empirical implementation and the relationship to selected environmental- and innovation-policy fields of action and instruments	Federal Ministry for Education and Research	UV ADI	Oct. 2010
The Environmental Industry in Bavaria	Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology	UV	July 2010
Globalization, tax policy and education policy: need to adjust at the national level and new systems competition	Fritz Thyssen Stiftung	UV	Sept. 2010
GLOWA – Danube III: Global change scenarios and their economic and demographic impact on the upper Danube catchment area	GSF / Federal Ministry for Education and Research	UV	Sept. 2010


International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment (ADI)
Project	Client	Department	Completion date
Creation, diffusion and impact of sustainability innovations – further methodological development of the analytical instruments, empirical implementation and the relationship to selected environmental- and innovation-policy fields of action and instruments	Federal Ministry for Education and Research	ADI UV	Aug. 2010
Innovation spillovers in Germany	Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology	ADI	2010
Pact 2009 Globalisation Network	Leibniz Association (WGL)	ADI	Dec. 2011


International Institutional Comparisons (IIV)
Project	Client	Department	Completion date
DICE Database	Internal	IIV	On-going
DICE Database for Institutional Comparisons in Europe	Leibniz Association	IIV	Dec. 2010
Kazakhstan - Methods to develop an Early Warning System for a resource-rich transformation economy - Follow-up Phase	Volkswagen Foundation	IIV	Jan. 2011
Support for Economic Reforms in Syria – Short-term Expert Pool	GOPA Consultants on behalf of GTZ	IIV	March 2011


Dresden Branch (ND)
Project	Client	Department	Completion date
Business cycles and growth in Saxony and Eastern Germany	Internal	ND	since 2006
Evaluation of the current situation as well as prospective potentials of the "industrial biotechnology" in the Free State of Saxony at the Saxon State Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture - position paper 4: Analysis of development potentials	Saxon State Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture	ND	June 2010
Industry Reports	Bundesverband der Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken (BVR)	ND	On-going
An Integrated Programme for Regional Adaptation to Climate Change in the Dresden Region – REGKLAM	Technische Universität Dresden	ND	2011
Municipal fees, property and business tax rates in the Leipzig chamber district of the IHK’s: an intra and interregional comparison of the burden of public fees and taxes on businesses	Leipzig Chamber of Industry and Commerce	ND	March 2010
New federal states in competition	Internal	ND	since 2009
Potential savings from the restructuring of the administrative districts in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	The Federal Ministry of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	ND	Jan. 2010
Poverty among the elderly in eastern Germany	Internal	ND	since 2009
Working Group on the Business Outlook for Saxony	Internal	ND	On-going

Ifo Projects 2010 (Selection)

Business Cycle Analyses and Surveys (KB)

Public Finance (OES)

Social Policy and Labour Markets (SAM)

Human Capital and Innovation (HI)

Industry Branch Research (BF)

Environment and Transportation (UV)

International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment (ADI)

International Institutional Comparisons (IIV)

Dresden Branch (ND)