In the monthly ifo Business Survey, around 9000 companies answer questions about their current business situation, expectations, and plans for the near future as well as on other business variables. Beyond the regular questions, ifo has also the possibility to include supplementary questions...

Projektarbeit ist - zumindest theoretisch - mit einem erhöhten Maß an Selbstorganisation verbunden und bietet die Möglichkeit (stärker) wertgeschätzter Arbeit. Dieser These gehen wir anhand einer quantitativen Befragung von über 1000 Beschäftigten aus dem Engineering in neun deutschen...

FamData is a database covering family businesses and non-family businesses across various size classes and branches containing structural and financial information. The ifo institute assembled a business panel with executives from almost 4000 companies. In addition to the "hard" business data...

This article examines the recent downturn in Germany's housing construction sector, marked by a significant drop in business climate indicators. Key factors include material shortages, order cancellations, financing constraints, and a lack of new orders, which have worsened since the COVID-19...