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Digital Investments, Data and Growth in Europe: A Framework for Analysis
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Five Freedoms ProjectEven if there is a connection between information and communication technology (ICT) and growth in the European economy has been understood, specific...
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Who Reforms for Higher Productivity?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalWith weak European growth performance over a longer period of time, it is time to push reforms raising the rate of productivity growth. The EU’s...
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The Importance of Complementary Policy for ICT in the EU
This paper analyses the importance of the ICT sector, and in particular the Software sector, for the European economy. It does so by looking into the...
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Disentangling the Flows of Data: Inside or Outside the Multinational Company?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging TechnologiesThis article aims to investigate the patterns of flows in data around the world. It does so by starting from the proposition that data are used as...
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Data Localisation in Russia: A Self-imposed Sanction
Cross-border data flows are an integral mechanism of today’s economy, impacting a country’s competitiveness and growth. All economic sectors...
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The Health of Nations: A Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agenda for Better Healthcare
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityToday, increases in the demand for healthcare are driving European governments to look for ways to control growth in healthcare expenditures and at...
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Positioning on the Global Value Chain Map: Where do You Want to Be?
*Senior Economics at ECIPE in Brussels (erik.vandermarel@ecipe.org). The author wishes to thank Maria Salfi for excellent research...
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A FRIENDLY FIRE ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY: A Methodology to Estimate the Costs of Data Regulations
Tags: data data flows digital economy digital policy digital tax digital trade Facebook Google OECD regulation taxThis background paper describes the methodology used for the ECIPE Occasional Paper called ‘The Costs of Data Localisation: A Friendly Fire on...
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Negotiating Trade in Services: Lessons From Autonomous Liberalisation
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityGreater trade openness in services is central for new trade agreements to boost trade and economic growth. A sector often neglected in past trade...
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The Costs of Data Localisation: A Friendly Fire on Economic Recovery
This paper aims to quantify the losses that result from data localisation requirements and related data privacy and security laws that discriminate...
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Trade and Logistics: A “Bali Package” for the EU
Traditionally, the concept of trade costs for shipping goods has been centred on tariffs, quotas and other policies inhibiting exporting firms from...
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One Year after Russia’s WTO Accession: Time for Reform
Russia entered the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about a year ago. In September this year Russia also joined the WTO Information Technology...