# Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung
**Wikidata**: [Q1664914](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1664914)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/institut-fur-makrookonomie-und-konjunkturforschung

## Summary
The Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung is a German research institute focused on macroeconomic and business‑cycle research. It was founded in 2005 and is sponsored by the Hans‑Böckler‑Stiftung.

## Key Facts
- The Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung is a research institute based in Germany.
- Inception (founding) year: 2005.
- Sponsor: Hans‑Böckler‑Stiftung.
- Instance of: research institute (organizational classification).
- GND identifier: 10353003-4.
- VIAF identifier: 170821450.
- Library of Congress authority ID: no2011069422.
- Yale Lux identifier: group/98190e69-5e8a-4be7-8141-813d038e6705.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/120jwsbm.
- Has a German‑language Wikipedia entry (wikipedia_languages: de) and a sitelink_count of 1.

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung?
A: It is a German research institute whose name indicates a focus on macroeconomics and business‑cycle research. It operates as a formal research organization.

### Q: Who sponsors the institute?
A: The institute is sponsored by the Hans‑Böckler‑Stiftung.

### Q: When was the institute founded?
A: The institute's inception year is 2005.

### Q: How can I find authoritative identifiers for the institute?
A: The institute is listed under several authority identifiers, including GND 10353003-4, VIAF 170821450, Library of Congress no2011069422, Yale Lux group/98190e69-5e8a-4be7-8141-813d038e6705, and Google KG /g/120jwsbm.

## Why It Matters
As an institutional actor in macroeconomic and business‑cycle research, the Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung serves as a formal center for producing, organizing, and disseminating research in those fields within Germany. Its sponsorship by the Hans‑Böckler‑Stiftung links it to a foundation that supports research activities, which can affect funding stability and the institute’s ability to contribute to policy and academic debates. The institute’s presence in standard library and authority databases (GND, VIAF, Library of Congress, Yale Lux, Google Knowledge Graph) facilitates discoverability, citation, and integration of its outputs into academic and public policy workflows. For researchers, policymakers, and librarians, these attributes make the institute a recognizable, citable organization within the German and international research infrastructure.

## Notable For
- Being sponsored by the Hans‑Böckler‑Stiftung, a distinctive funding relationship.
- Formal inception in 2005, marking it as a 21st‑century research organization.
- Registration in multiple authoritative identifier systems (GND, VIAF, LOC, Yale Lux, Google KG).
- Presence on German‑language Wikipedia and a recorded sitelink_count indicating an established public entry.

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung.
- Primary classification: research institute.
- Country: Germany.
- Focus implied by name: macroeconomics and konjunkturforschung (business‑cycle research).

### Founding and sponsorship
- Inception year: 2005.
- Sponsor: Hans‑Böckler‑Stiftung.
- The inception year is documented with a reference to a Hans‑Böckler‑Stiftung webpage (archived evidence is associated with the 2005 inception record).

### Identifiers and authority control
- GND ID: 10353003-4.
- VIAF ID: 170821450.
- Library of Congress authority ID: no2011069422.
- Yale Lux ID: group/98190e69-5e8a-4be7-8141-813d038e6705.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/120jwsbm.
- These identifiers enable consistent referencing across library catalogs, authority files, and knowledge platforms.

### Public presence and classification
- Instance of: research institute (organization whose primary purpose is research).
- Wikipedia languages: de (German).
- Sitelink count: 1, indicating at least one linked external/Wikidata entry.
- Related class: research institute (sitelink_count: 41 for the related class in the source data).

### References in source data
- The inception 2005 entry cites a Hans‑Böckler‑Stiftung web page (with an archived copy noted in the source metadata).
- Authority and identifier values are recorded in the source structured properties.

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. [Source](https://www.boeckler.de/imk_3401.htm)