Economic researchers of the Munich-based ifo Institute warned on Wednesday of immense economic costs if compulsory military service is reintroduced in Germany. Depending on the scenario, the move would reduce German economic output by between €3 billion and €70 billion ($75.7 billion), according to calculations by the researchers. Germany effectively abolished military conscription in 2011, although the country’s law continues to allow for mandatory service in the event of war or other tensions. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has brought the German military’s shortfalls into renewed f…