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Cologne Institute for Economic Research

Logo: http://www.iwkoeln.de/de/presse/fotos-und-logo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Liberal economic think tank In Cologne, Germany

The German Economic Institute (German: Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V.; IW) is a private economic research institute in Germany, which promotes an economic liberal order. The German Economic Institute is based in Cologne, Germany, with additional offices in Berlin, Germany, and Brussels, Belgium. It is the research institute of the Association of Industrial Companies.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1951Founded1
  • Industryresearch, research and development1
  • HeadquartersCologne, Germany1
  • Websitewww.iwkoeln.de
  • Legal formRegistered association (eingetragener Verein)1
  • Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
  • LEI391200G8ULICLRQQXT163
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKonrad-Adenauer-Ufer 21, 50668 Köln, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Köln, VR 51343

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Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln (8533-35)
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

The German Economic Institute (German: Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V.; IW) is a private economic research institute in Germany, which promotes an economic liberal order. The German Economic Institute is based in Cologne, Germany, with additional offices in Berlin, Germany, and Brussels, Belgium. It is the research institute of the Association of Industrial Companies.2

Corporate structure

Cologne Institute for Economic Research sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Cologne Institute for Economic Research Köln, Germany
    • Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft Subsidiary · Germany

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The story

The institute was founded in 1951 under the auspices of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA) and the Federation of German Industries (BDI) as German Industrial Institute (Deutsches Industrieinstitut) in Cologne. From 1951 to 1953 the journalist Otto Mejer (DNB) and Fritz Hellwig (CDU) were managing director of the newly founded institute. DI became later the DIW. The German Economic Institute is a registered association (e.V.). Its membership consists of some 110 German business and employers' associations as well as a number of individual companies. Membership fees finance the regular scientific research and advocacy. Additionally, the institute conducts research projects and carries out numerous studies financed by third parties, such as public institutions, foundations and businesses.

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Leadership

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Board members and other officers (2)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft

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Timeline

  1. 1951Founded Founded1

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