In a policy brief published on Thursday, 16 May, the think tank European Centre for International Political Economy (‘ECIPE’) examines the productivity gap between the EU and the United States. The authors of the brief—Fredrik Erixon, Oscar Guinea, and Oscar du Roy—explain what the reasons, from their point of view, are for the gap between the two continents and make recommendations on how the EU can close this gap.
The authors consider investment in research and...