The fifty-third Annual Meeting of the Ifo Institute took place on 25 June 2002 in the Haus der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (Europasaal, Max-Josef-Str. 5, Munich). Map | Programme (PDF).
The prizes are awarded by Dr. Ferdinand Graf von Ballestrem, chairperson of the Friends of the Ifo Institute, Prof. Dr. Karlhans Sauernheimer, deputy chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Council , and Hans-Werner Sinn, President of the Ifo Institute.
Prize for Academic Research Awarded by the Friends of the Ifo Institute
As recognition and incentive for high-quality research, the Friends of the Ifo Institute society award an annual prize for academic research. The requirement is publication in a scholarly journal with a peer review process.
In 2002 the prize goes to:
Dr. Robert Fenge for the contribution "How Much Fiscal Equalization? A Constitutional Approach" (together with Jakob von Weizsäcker) in: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 157(4), 2001
Prize for outstanding success in the management of contract studies
The prize is given for work on a major research contract
In 2002, The Hauptpreis goes to
Dr. Rigmar Osterkamp and Dr. Wolfgang Ochel for the project: "Aufbau einer Europäischen Datenbank für den Institutionenvergleich (DICE)".
A second prize goes to
Dr. Hans-Günther Vieweg (project leader) and Herbert Hofmann for the project: Der mittelständische Maschinenbau am Standort Deutschland - Chancen und Risiken im Zeitalter von Globalisierung und "New Economy".
Short presentations of selected studies:
Only for members
The Annual Report (in English and German) has been published for the Annual Meeting.
Ifo Annual Report 2001: Content with Downloads
For a printed copy of the Annual Report 2001 (German and English in one volume), please contact Susanne Makedonski.
