Germany’s new coalition government, in place since December 2021, has called for a decade of "investment into the future," an ambitious public investment push, focused on achieving climate neutrality, fostering digitalization, advancing science and education, and improving infrastructure. Yet,...

The ifo Business Climate Index is the most important early indicator for developments in the German economy. It aggregates thousands of responses from the companies surveyed in the ifo business surveys on a monthly basis. This article presents the new ifo Business Climate for Germany, which will...