Bridging the innovation gap
Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Zhuoying You show how artificial intelligence and robotics present a potential solution to the innovation gap problem for cities in China
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Industrial policy
Seizing leadership in the net zero economy
The EU is at a crossroads. Linda Kalcher and Neil Makaroff discuss if the European Union will lead the charge in the green economy or trail behind its global competitors in the US and China
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Instruments of economic security
Geopolitical and economic developments have raised concerns about the EU’s exposure to hostile countries. Conor McCaffrey and Niclas Poitiers assess the nature of this threat and outline lessons that can be drawn
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Rippling out
Biden’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles will impact Europe. Uri Dadush on how the US approach diverges from that of the EU, which is building a case for countervailing duties under WTO rules
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Global economic fracturing
The effects of economic fracturing are intertwined with broader, longer-term shifts in trade, investment and GVCs. Bruno Casella, Richard Bolwijn and Francesco Casalena highlight ten FDI trends and their development implications
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How to de-risk
The question is how exactly the EU should ‘de-risk’ its external economic relationships without foregoing the benefits of trade. Jean Pisani-Ferry, Beatrice Weder di Mauro and Jeromin Zettelmeyer discuss
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Reforming EU innovation policy
Europe lags behind in innovation. Clemens Fuest, Daniel Gros, Philipp-Leo Mengel, Giorgio Presidente and Jean Tirole describe how its industry seems stuck in a middle-technology trap and argue that EU innovation policy should support disruptive innovation to break this path dependency
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Not a ‘side dish’
Industrial policy is undergoing a major resurgence. Cristina Caffarra and Nathaniel Lane argue that getting Europe to improve performance will require a massive, concerted effort at national and EU levels
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The European defence industrial strategy
Europe needs to progress with the development of its defence industry. Guntram Wolff argues that the European defence industrial strategy helps to focus thinking but has significant flaws
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Smarter EU industrial policy for solar panels
The EU plans to double solar PV capacity by 2030. Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra and Cecilia Trasi argue that the EU carry on importing from China but implement an industrial policy that intervenes in sectors that are more likely to contribute to sustainable economic growth
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