Blog post
09 December 2014
Some tools for lifting the patent data treasure
Bruegel contributes to the stream of research on PATSTAT by providing two algorithms that try to minimize the amount of manual work tha
Blog post
09 December 2014
Bruegel contributes to the stream of research on PATSTAT by providing two algorithms that try to minimize the amount of manual work tha
Event
09 December 2014
Growth & Innovation
Policy brief
09 December 2014
Foreign takeovers are often a source of concern for national governments. The only consideration in merger assessment that matters for the European Co
Blog post
08 December 2014
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's plan to boost investment in the EU has three pillars: (i) the creation of a European Fund for Stra
Working paper
04 December 2014
Japan is the most rapidly aging country in the world. A total reform of the Japanese social security system, therefore, is inevitable. Other advanced
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
Working paper
27 November 2014
This paper provides new evidence about the budgetary consequences – for patent offices – of the coexistence of the forthcoming Unitary Patent (UP) wit
Blog post
25 November 2014
Over the long-term (pre-crisis) period analysed, Spain and the UK seemed the best placed at attracting high-quality scientists. France and Germany wer
Blog post
25 November 2014
Since the beginning of the global financial crisis, social conditions have deteriorated in many European countries. The youth in particular have been
Event
12 November 2014
Competition Policy
Blog post
02 November 2014
According to the latest Eurobarometer survey on the social impact of the crisis, 80% of respondents believe that poverty has increased in th
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
29 October 2014
The following graph shows the individual index of Google searches for "Uber" and the index of searches for "Taxi", both in Ge
Blog post
29 October 2014
What’s at stake: The notion that ultralow interest rates and central-bank asset purchases have fueled a surge in asset prices, which mostly