Ifo Institute celebrates 75th anniversary with Lindner

Economic situation - Ifo Institute celebrates 75th anniversary with Lindner

The Ifo Institute celebrates its 75th anniversary on Thursday. The Munich economists will celebrate this milestone with Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) and many other guests, and they dare to take a look 25 years into the future. The event aims to provide some answers to the question: "Social market economy 2049 – what will become of our prosperity, and who will benefit from it?"

Lindner will give the opening speech. Subsequently, a panel discussion will look beyond the next federal election: Which further developments of the social market economy are necessary, so that prosperity gains continue to reach all population groups? Ifo President Clemens Fuest intends to speak about this with prominent economic experts.

Ludwig Erhard, protagonist of the economic miracle after World War II, laid the foundations for applied economic research in Munich as Economic Minister of Bavaria and the Bizone. In 1949, the Information- and Research Institute for Economic Observation and the Süddeutsche Institute for Economic Research merged to form the Ifo Institute.

1. During the celebration of Ifo Institute's 75th Foundation Day in Bavaria, Finance Minister Christian Lindner from the FDP will discuss the future of the social market economy and its potential impact on finances and economic policy in Germany.
2. The Ifo Institute, based in Munich, will be joined by Finance Minister Lindner and other guests to reflect on the economic situation in 25 years, focusing on the question of who will benefit from future prosperity in the context of social market economy.
3. As part of the event, Christian Lindner will deliver an opening speech, followed by a panel discussion that will explore necessary developments in the social market economy to ensure continued prosperity for all population groups in Germany.
4. Ifo Institute's founding father, Ludwig Erhard, played a significant role in the post-WWII economic miracle as Economic Minister of Bavaria and the Bizone, and his work laid the groundwork for applied economic research in Munich.
5. On the occasion of the Ifo Institute's 75th anniversary, Christian Lindner, representing the FDP, will discuss and advocate for a sustainable economic policy that embraces the principles of the social market economy, ensuring a prosperous future for Germany.

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