The Ifo Institute for Economic Research has been conducting regular business surveys since its foundation in 1949. The most well-known of Ifo's surveys is the Ifo Business Survey (ifo Konjunkturtest). The micro data of the Ifo Business Survey are accessible to external researchers on-site at Ifo...

Different studies provide surprisingly a large variety of controversial conclusions about the forecasting power of an indicator, even when it is supposed to forecast the same time series. In this study we aim to provide a thorough overview of linear forecasting techniques and draw conclusions...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act constitutes the largest change to the US tax system since the 1980s and thoroughly alters the way in which multinational companies are taxed. Current assessments on the reform's international impact vary widely. This article sheds light on the tax reform's expected...

Investitionen bilden einen wesentlichen Bestandteil für das wirtschaftliche Wachstum einer Volkswirtschaft. Detaillierte Untersuchungen zu Strukturänderungen der Investitionstätigkeit von Wirtschaftszweigen liefern daher wesentliche Einblicke in wirtschaftliche Entwicklungstendenzen und...