Why are Mittelstand and SMEs not equal? How can the SME sector be covered statistically? In the context of the virtual seminar "SME development in Europe, the main trends and new methods for research" of the European Network for Social and Economic Research, Dr. André Pahnke spoke at the end of November about the research experiences of the IfM Bonn with regard to small and medium-sized enterprises.
At the Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT) conference at the end of November, he had already explained in detail why it is important, particularly when advising economic policy, to use the terms "SMEs" and "Mittelstand" clearly.
