Blog post
19 December 2014
High growth firms and job creation in Europe
While all forms of entrepreneurship play a critical role in the economy, a growing body of evidence has shown that it is the high-growth firms that ar
Blog post
19 December 2014
While all forms of entrepreneurship play a critical role in the economy, a growing body of evidence has shown that it is the high-growth firms that ar
Blog post
18 December 2014
Throughout the 2000s, European countries have been broadly successful at attracting large numbers of highly-skilled individuals. The euro area crisis
Blog post
17 December 2014
Foreign takeovers are often a source of concern for national governments. Concerns might be of a strategic nature (for example over deals in the defen
Event
08 December 2014
Macroeconomics in Europe
Event
02 December 2014
Growth & Innovation
Event
28 November 2014
MAPCOMPETE Project Workshop
Blog post
27 November 2014
The European Parliament is about to approve a motion calling for the unbundling of Google's services. But the proposal misses the point: will consumer
Opinion piece
31 October 2014
Tomorrow, new European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will take control of the Commission’s most powerful tool: the enforcement of European Union com
Blog post
16 October 2014
Last Monday, I posted about the increasing investment of China in Russia, wondering whether and to what extent it could help Russia smooth the economi
Blog post
02 October 2014
Carlo Altomonte and Tommaso Aquilante highlight some clear ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ when looking at the fiscal/structural side of a growth-friendly policy m
Blog post
30 September 2014
Uber, the innovative ridesharing service, has recently generated a lot of anger from the taxi industry because it enabled market entry for many privat
Book
04 September 2014
Memos to the new EU leadership.
Working paper
07 July 2014
Video
11 June 2014
Video
08 May 2014
Blog post
19 March 2014
Intangible assets are the key to growth in the knowledge economy, but innovative entrepreneurs can find it hard to secure the financing to kick-start