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LMU-ifo Economics & Business Data Center
The LMU-ifo Economics and Business Data Center documents research datasets and supports their archiving and secondary use.
About LMU-ifo Economics & Business Data Center
The LMU-ifo Economics & Business Data Center (EBDC) is the joint research data centre of the ifo Institute and LMU Munich's School of Management and Faculty of Economics. It provides access to and documentation for ifo research datasets and operates as an accredited repository for archiving and secondary use of data.
Its holdings include ifo microdata from person and company surveys, including business, investment and innovation surveys and EBDC Business Panels that link survey data with firm data from Orbis, plus external databases such as Orbis and PATSTAT. Use of ifo microdata generally requires an academic affiliation, is limited to non-commercial academic purposes, and is on-site at the EBDC, except for the ifo Education Barometer offered off-site as a scientific-use file.
Key features
- Catalog of ifo microdata with documentation and usage rules
- EBDC Business Panels linking ifo surveys with Orbis firm data
- Archiving and secondary use through accredited data repository
- On-site access to ifo microdata in protected EBDC environment
- Access to Orbis online database and historical SQL database
- Access to PATSTAT patent database from European Patent Office
Best for: Academic researchers with a university or research-institution affiliation who need ifo survey microdata for non-commercial research.
Good for
- Accredited research data centre operating since 2008
- Provides dataset documentation, usage rules and publication notes
- Offers current Orbis online access and historical SQL database for longer periods
Watch out for
- ifo microdata generally accessible only on-site at the EBDC
- Use requires academic affiliation and is limited to non-commercial academic purposes
- External databases limited to LMU and ifo researchers at specified workplaces
LMU-ifo Economics & Business Data Center at a glance
- Website
- ifo.de/ebdc
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- German
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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LMU-ifo Economics & Business Data Center FAQ
Who can use the ifo microdata?
Internal and external guest researchers under the applicable terms. Academic affiliation is usually required and use is only for purely academic, non-commercial purposes.
How is access to ifo microdata arranged?
For data protection reasons access is generally only on-site at the EBDC, except the ifo Education Barometer as an off-site scientific-use file. Applicants must complete the data protection declaration for ifo microdata and send it to [email protected].
Who can use the external databases at the EBDC?
Only researchers of LMU and the ifo Institute after completing the declaration for company databases. Online access is generally only at workplaces in the business faculty, economics faculty and EBDC.
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