European Union policymakers have in principle put innovation at the heart of competitiveness, in particular in the Europe 2020 strategy. But in merger control, assessments…
Competition, Innovation and Sustainable Growth
Coordinator: Reinhilde Veugelers
Contributors: Zsolt Darvas, Benedicta Marzinotto, André Sapir, Nicolas Véron, Reinhilde Veugelers, Georg Zachmann, Philippe Aghion, Carlo Altomonte, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Lars-Hendrik Röller
External contributors: Mark Huberty (Berkeley), Knud Munk (University of Leuven), EFIGE project team
As the recovery takes shape – and even if many governments are still struggling with the aftershock of the crisis, attention is more and more shifting towards the structural underpinnings of economic performance. This was the topic for important policy discussions before the crisis and it has only gained importance as a consequence of it, because both Europe’s economic fate in a world where emerging countries are thriving and its ability to cope with the public finances and social consequences of the shock hinge on a significant upgrading of its structural record.
Accordingly, Bruegel in the coming years beyond should devote increasing resources to its “competition, innovation and sustainable growth. In 2011 it intends to pursue five research avenues focusing on innovation, energy and climate, firm internationalization, the role of state intervention, and the prospects for growth.
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Innovation in EU merger control: walking the talk
29th February 2012
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Cutting carbon, not the economy
2nd February 2012
A drastic change in the way we produce and consume energy is necessary to contain the risk of global environmental catastrophe. For its part, the…
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The great transformation: decarbonising Europe’s energy and transport systems
2nd February 2012
Economic growth in Europe will be affected by the costs of this transition from the current energy and transport system. A smooth transition towards a…
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Assessing the potential for knowledge-based development in the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
9th January 2012
This paper zooms in on TFP’s contribution to growth in the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, in order to identify which countries have established a knowledge-based growth path or have the potential to develop one in the near future. -
Still standing: how European firms weathered the crisis - The third EFIGE policy report
22nd December 2011
This report is part of the EFIGE project and makes use of the data collected during 2009, a especially turbulent time for European firms. It…
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Mind Europe's early-stage equity gap
19th December 2011
Remedying the European Union’s deficient overall business research and development performance requires the nurturing of more new companies in new sectors, enabling them to grow to leading-innovator status. This means addressing young leading innovators’ access to external finance, particularly early-stage venture capital. -
Assessing competitiveness: how firm-level data can help
16th November 2011
As policymakers refocus on growth, the ability to take a firm-level view is key to disentangling the various factors at the root of competitiveness, and…
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Assessing the impact of the EU ETS using firm level data
15th July 2011
This paper investigates the impact of the European Union’s Emission Trading System (EU ETS) at a firm level. Using panel data on the emissions and…
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Eastern European lessons for the southern Mediterranean
14th July 2011
The economic profiles of southern Mediterranean countries (SMCs) bear some resemblance to those of south-eastern European countries and some former Soviet republics at the beginning…
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Rethinking industrial policy
16th June 2011
Industrial policy has a bad name: ‘picking winners’ and thus distorting competition, while exposing government to capture by vested interests. But there are reasons for…
