Event
09 May 2017
Standardisation and patents: problems and policy options
Bruegel together with the Association for Competition Economics (ACE), is hosting an event on standardization and SEP licensing.
Competition policy
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Working paper
10 April 2017
From start-up to scale-up: examining public policies for the financing of high-growth ventures
What are the challenges of financing scale-ups, and how can long-term public policies support the creation of a better scale-up environment?
Event
21 March 2017
Inclusive growth and competitiveness in Europe
At this event Bruegel, together with EIB and the World Economic Forum will launch a White Paper on inclusive growth and competitiveness in Europe.
Event
14 March 2017
Intellectual Property and Competition Policy in Europe and Japan
Intellectual property (IP) is a cornerstone for incentivising innovation initiatives. It defines a framework within which firms and individuals can pr
Event
01 February 2017
State Aid and Tax Rulings
When do national tax rulings violate EU state aid rules? Does the European Commission's approach raise concerns about Member State Sovereignity and wh
Blog post
22 August 2016
Update of the EFIGE dataset
The EFIGE dataset on firms' competitivenes was recently updated by extending the panel-level balance sheet data until the year 2014. This post highl
Blog post
06 July 2016
Brexit and competition policy in Europe
If the UK leaves the EU without any agreement in place, this could change the way that competition law is applied. It could also make antitrust cases
Event
30 June 2016
The role of market definition in a globalised economy
Have competition authorities kept up with globalisation? Geographic market definition is one of the most pressing issues.
Blog post
27 April 2016
The knowns and unknowns of the European competitiveness debate
Micro-economic features of economic systems can have a major impact on national performance. Policymakers should therefore reconfigure their scoreboar
Blog post
14 March 2016
German Facebook probe links data protection and competition policy
On March 2, 2016, the German Federal Cartel Office opened an antitrust investigation into Facebook’s contract clauses on data use, in what appears to
Blog post
07 March 2016
"Social dumping" and posted workers: a new clash within the EU
European companies often post employees to another EU country to work there temporarily. These ‘posted workers’ must be paid at least the minimum wag
Event
02 March 2016
Sustainability and green innovation in competition policy
The green agenda is a top priority of the Juncker commission. In this event we will focus the role of competition policy in promoting sustainability a
Blog post
01 March 2016
Services in European manufacturing: servinomics explained
Making the manufacturing sector more competitive is vital to restore economic growth in Europe. Changing business models to sell services as well as p
Event
28 January 2016
Measuring competitiveness in Europe
Understanding firm performance is crucial when analysing competitiveness. How can we better identify competitiveness with the help of firm-level data?
Book
28 January 2016
Measuring competitiveness in Europe: resource allocation, granularity and trade
This new Bruegel Blueprint provides a differentiated understanding of growth, productivity and competitiveness and the important role public policy ne
Event
25 November 2015
Patents and royalties: stifling or promoting innovation in ICT?
The patent system is never out of the spotlight. Do patents achieve their ultimate goal of incentivising innovation, or actually stifle it? The debate