The Cologne Institute for Economic Research is Germany’s leading private economic research institute. We stand for a free market economy. We believe in competition and entrepreneurship.Our task is to promote a better understanding of economic and social processes among politicians, opinion makers and the general public. We analyze facts, reveal trends, explain economic developments and publish our proposals.
Our research intends to initiate debate. As market economists we are committed to developing the best possible strategies for the German economy and German economic policy. How does Germany cope with globalization? What can be done to encourage investment? How do we create new jobs? Which qualifications are needed in the labor market? These are only a few of the many questions which our two research departments – Labor Market Policy and Educational Policy as well as Economic Policy and Social Policy – tackle and answer. Covering a wide range of different fields, we develop ideas and recommend policies for a better future of Germany.
The Cologne Institute for Economic Research is a registered non-profit organization. Our members are employers’ and industrial associations as well as individual companies across most sectors of the economy. The approximately 300 employees of the institute and its publishing house work at our headquarter in Cologne, our capital office in Berlin and our liaison office in Brussels, the seat of the European Commission.
Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 84-88
D-50968 Cologne
Tel: 00492214981510
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E-mail: welcome@iwkoeln.de