ifo Media Center
The ifo Institute invites you to participate in the discussion of interesting economic topics via the Internet. In our ifo Media Center a whole series of remarkable events are available and can be viewed in full length. We also record selected speeches and presentations given by employees or at events and make them available in our Media Center.
ifo Business Survey Industry (2022a)
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Lisa Scheckenhofer
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
Simon ter Meulen, Ph.D.
Economist
Anne Steuernagel
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
ifo Viewpoint 240: The ECB’s Toxic Bond-Purchase Program
It is unclear why the European Central Bank has introduced a new asset-purchase instrument instead of using its existing Outright Monetary Transactions facility. By shielding countries from both market forces and political commitments, the Transmission Protection Instrument risks destabilizing European monetary union.
ifo Viewpoint 239: The Government Should Stay out of Wage Policy — Supply-Side Reforms Make More Sense in the Fight against Inflation
How can inflation be contained in Germany? Wages are currently playing a major role in this discussion. Trade unions point out that the current inflation rate of more than 8 percent is reducing employees’ real incomes.
Sonja Ingarsia
Team Assistant
BI Office
Franziska Binder
BI Office
Ulrike Baldi-Cohrs
Dr. Michaela Paffenholz
Economist
Alexander Bertermann
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
Moritz Seebacher
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
ifo Viewpoint 238: Don’t Raise the Eurozone’s Public-Debt Limit
In February 2020, the European Commission announced that it would present a plan for reforming the eurozone’s economic governance, including the rules for public debt. After a lengthy postponement due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the project is now back on the table, amid widespread calls to give governments more leeway, for example to finance climate protection spending.
Victor Tuekam
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
ifo Viewpoint 237: Eight Reasons Why an Excess Profits Tax Is Not a Good Idea
There are currently increasing calls to impose a special tax on the rising profits of energy companies, also known as an excess profits tax. These companies are accused of profiting from the war in Ukraine, which has led to a shortage of energy supplies and sharply rising prices. Some politicians are stoking the mood by speaking of “war profiteers” and a “tax on greed.”
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ifo Viewpoint 236: We Must Not Undermine the Signaling Function of Price!
The German government’s relief package is well-intentioned. But regulation and subsidies aren’t a sustainable way to combat inflation.
Jason Warren
Grega Ferenc
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
