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External publication | 2026 Succession and Demographic Change
Demographic change has led to a steady increase in the number of business owners retiring due to age over the past 20 years, and this trend is set to continue.
Facts and figures | 2026 Patterns of Regional Firm Exits: Determining Factors and Economic Consequences
The aim of this study is to analyze the extent, determining factors, and consequences of firm exit at the regional level.
IfM-Materialien | 2026 The Future of the German Mittelstand 2026 – Update of the expert survey on current and future challenges
What are currently the biggest challenges facing the Mittelstand enterprises from the perspective of business associations, academia and economic policy? In this study, the team of authors answers this question.
Working Papers | 2026 Innovation in Times of Crisis: Does Pre-Existing Innovation Experience Matter?
Previous research shows that innovations help companies to overcome crises. But it is still unclear whether and to what extent external shocks force companies without or less pre-existing innovation experience to innovate and how successful these innovations are to improve the economic situation.
Chartbooks | 2026 The German security and defence sector: Opportunities for the manufacturing industry
About 7% of manufacturing companies in Germany are currently active in the security and defence sector. Four out of ten companies are considering getting active in the security and defence sector.
External publication | 2026 Practice checks as a useful approach to reduce bureaucracy
According to a survey by the IfM Bonn, eight out of ten business owners say that the current bureaucratic burden reduces their enjoyment of entrepreneurship.
Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus" | 2026 Economic uncertainity affects parenting goals
Children of self-employed parents are more likely to become self-employed later in life. However, current research indicates that a risk-averse socialization can counteract the positive effects of a self-employed parental role model.
