Survey Results
The Business Surveys have made the ifo Institute known around the world and have become a key service for scholars, policymakers, and the public at large. The indices that are regularly generated from this data help decision-makers in companies, industry associations, government agencies, and politics reliably assess economic developments. The data collected on a regular basis is also included in the ifo Economic Forecast. Economists at ifo, as well as external researchers, can use microdata from ifo surveys, for example, to analyze patterns of economic behavior. The ifo Institute’s survey technology has proved its worth: It is now used in more than 50 countries.
The ifo Institute does not conduct telephone surveys of private individuals. Telephone surveys conducted with private individuals in the name of the ifo Institute always serve dishonest purposes.