Blog post
31 July 2017
The US Antitrust Counter-Revolution
Plenty of recent research has highlighted a rise in concentration in the US economy, across different sectors. Economists are now wondering to what ex
Blog post
31 July 2017
Plenty of recent research has highlighted a rise in concentration in the US economy, across different sectors. Economists are now wondering to what ex
Event
09 May 2017
Bruegel together with the Association for Competition Economics (ACE), is hosting an event on standardization and SEP licensing.
Working paper
10 April 2017
What are the challenges of financing scale-ups, and how can long-term public policies support the creation of a better scale-up environment?
Event
21 March 2017
At this event Bruegel, together with EIB and the World Economic Forum will launch a White Paper on inclusive growth and competitiveness in Europe.
Event
14 March 2017
Intellectual property (IP) is a cornerstone for incentivising innovation initiatives. It defines a framework within which firms and individuals can pr
Event
01 February 2017
When do national tax rulings violate EU state aid rules? Does the European Commission's approach raise concerns about Member State Sovereignity and wh
Blog post
22 August 2016
The EFIGE dataset on firms' competitivenes was recently updated by extending the panel-level balance sheet data until the year 2014. This post highl
Blog post
06 July 2016
If the UK leaves the EU without any agreement in place, this could change the way that competition law is applied. It could also make antitrust cases
Event
30 June 2016
Have competition authorities kept up with globalisation? Geographic market definition is one of the most pressing issues.
Blog post
27 April 2016
Micro-economic features of economic systems can have a major impact on national performance. Policymakers should therefore reconfigure their scoreboar
Blog post
14 March 2016
On March 2, 2016, the German Federal Cartel Office opened an antitrust investigation into Facebook’s contract clauses on data use, in what appears to
Blog post
07 March 2016
European companies often post employees to another EU country to work there temporarily. These ‘posted workers’ must be paid at least the minimum wag
Event
02 March 2016
The green agenda is a top priority of the Juncker commission. In this event we will focus the role of competition policy in promoting sustainability a
Blog post
01 March 2016
Making the manufacturing sector more competitive is vital to restore economic growth in Europe. Changing business models to sell services as well as p
Event
28 January 2016
Understanding firm performance is crucial when analysing competitiveness. How can we better identify competitiveness with the help of firm-level data?
Book
28 January 2016
This new Bruegel Blueprint provides a differentiated understanding of growth, productivity and competitiveness and the important role public policy ne