Halle Institute for Economic Research
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The Halle Institute for Economic Research is a non-profit organization and one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany. The IWH was founded on January 1, 1992 and is a member of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community.
The other institutes are:
Report on the German economy
The IWH 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).The other institutes are:
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