Networks

The German Economic Institute participates in a number of national and international networks.

AIECE

AIECE is an association of European institutes conducting research into the current state and ongoing development of national economies. The German Economic Institute (IW) participates in this network to share with other experts information on the development of the European and global economies.

D A CH-Reformbarometer

The D A CH-Reformbarometer compiled by the German Economic Institute (IW), the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) and the think tank Avenir Suisse assesses the extent to which political reforms in Germany (D), Austria (A) and Switzerland (CH) change the business climate in their respective countries.

European Business Ethics Network Deutschland

The aim of the European Business Ethics Network Deutschland (DNWE) is to promote an exchange of opinions and ideas about ethical issues in a business context.

EASTIN

REHADAT, a leading information system for vocational rehabilitation created and maintained by the German Economic Institute (IW), is a member of EASTIN, the European network on aids for the disabled.

Eurofound

The German Economic Institute (IW) is part of a network run by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) in which correspondents from 29 European countries report on labour market issues.

Economic Policy Forum

The Economic Policy Forum (EPF) is an international network of think tanks concerned with economic policy issues.

Entreprise Personnel, Institute for Employment Studies, University of Milan Biccoca und University of Geneva

The German Economic Institute (IW) is an active member of an international network for the analysis of labour market and personnel policy issues.

INFER

With the help of the German Economic Institute (IW), INFER (International Network for Economic Research) supports economic research and facilitates contacts between young economists.

London School of Economics

The German Economic Institute (IW) is a member of an international consortium of institutes and universities advising the European Parliament on trade policy issues.

Standford University

In 2016, Michael Hüther, Director of the German Economic Institute (IW), worked for three months as a guest professor at Stanford University in California. The IW intends to maintain this contact by sending further staff to the USA on exchange programmes and in return hosting students from the USA to work in the institute.