Insights
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EU Services Part I
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyTags: EUThe issue of immigration is currently a hot debated topic and is often put in connection with globalisation and the current political backlash. Both...
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Worrying Signs About Domestic Economic Institutions in Europe
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceTags: EuropeDomestic institutions are an important factor explaining past economic performance (Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson, 2001) as well as comparative...
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After the ECJ Ruling: What Now?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaIn a nutshell On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued the long-awaited ruling on the case of Max Schrems, which investigated whether...
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Europe, Software and Data Flows: What are the Economics?
This figure shows the accumulated capital stock in software and other computerized information per worker for various European countries for which...
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Who in Europe is Successful in Exporting in Digital Sectors?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityEarlier this month the European Commission presented its new strategy of the Single Digital Market. Several of DG Connect’s most important goals...
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Linking Russia’s Crisis to Trade: Shall We Go Back to the Root of the Problem?
The latest crisis in a series of political events in Russia has shown that its economy is extremely fragile. Partly this is because Russia’s...
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India, the WTO Bali Package, and Global Value Chains
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness Policy South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIndia’s economy has become much more liberal over the last 20 years. Its applied tariff rate has gone down from a high 113% in 1990-91 to a low...
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Outsider’s Perspective on TTIP
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement (TTIP) has been a focal point of much discussion in recent months. Of course, much of this debate...