Policy Debate

EconPol Europe is CESifo’s economic policy platform. With key support from the ifo Institute, it seeks to leverage CESifo’s globe-spanning network of more than 2 000 high-ranked economists – at least a dozen of whom have won the Nobel Prize – and ifo’s decades-deep research expertise to provide well-founded advice to European policymakers and to facilitate informed decisions. Drawing on the wide range of specializations of its members, EconPol’s mission is to contribute to the crafting of evidence-based, effective economic policy in the face of the rapidly evolving challenges faced by the European economies and their global partners.

The European Economic Advisory Group (EEAG) analyzed key economic policy issues of common European concern and offered research-based insights to the public and policymakers. Taking into account the variety of perspectives within Europe, the group fostered bridge-building between research and policy as well as across European countries. EEAG was dissolved in 2022. Experts of the globe-spanning CESifo network now provide well-founded insights to the public and European policymakers with EconPol Europe – CESifo’s economic policy platform.

The Munich Economic Summit (MES) was an international forum for in-depth discussion of European economic policy issues. Every two years it hosted top-level government representatives, outstanding international academics, and high-ranking decision-makers from business, media, and civil society in Munich. The last MES took place in 2018.

In our Munich Economic Debates lecture series, the ifo Institute invites thought leaders from the worlds of academia and business to share with us their thoughts and concepts on current economic policy ideas and challenges.