The Institute

The Research Institute for Official and Survey Statistics (RIFOSS) has been founded in October 2017. It is part of Faculty IV of Trier University. The research institute’s tasks are research in the areas of survey statistics (in particular methods of official statistics), demographic microsimulations, and statistical indicators. Additionally, it provides statistical consulting to researchers using the associated data centres. These are the four pillars of the research institute. RIFOSS is led by its president Prof. Dr. Ralf Münnich and its managing director Dr. Florian Ertz. An international Scientific Advisory Board brings its expertise to the research institute as well.