Kiel Institute for the World Economy
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The Kiel Institute for the World Economy (German: Institut für Weltwirtschaft an der Universität Kiel, abbreviated IfW) is one of the leading economic research institutes in Kiel, Germany. It is engaged in research and consulting with regard to global economic affairs, economic education and documentation. It is an independent, non-profit academic institution affiliated with the University of Kiel.
[edit] Report on the German economy
The IfW is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany that, twice a year (in Spring and Autumn), submit a joint report on the state of the German economy, the so-called Gemeinschaftsdiagnose (joint diagnosis). [1]
The other institutes are:
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), in Berlin
- Ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, in Munich
- Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), in Halle
- Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI), in Essen
- HWWA-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, in Hamburg[2]
[edit] References
- ^ German government Web site Bundesregierung Online (German)
- ^ The HWWA was dissolved as of December 31, 2006. Some of its work will be continued by the Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI).
[edit] External links
- http://www.ifw-kiel.de/ (English)
