Digital economy

Unbundling Google users from Europe

The European Parliament is about to approve a motion calling for the unbundling of Google's services. But the proposal misses the point: will consumer

The economics of Uber

Uber, the innovative ridesharing service, has recently generated a lot of anger from the taxi industry because it enabled market entry for many privat

EU to DO 2015-2019

Memos to the new EU leadership.

Cold water on Europe’s digital dream

Cold water has been poured on Europe’s digital dream on Wednesday this week. The decision that European Commissioner for Competition Joaquín Almunia j

Richard Boscovich on how to address cybersecurity

The economic impact of data protection

Users could be losers in 'EU vs Google'

The debate misses a crucial point: the purpose of antitrust law is to protect consumers, not competitors. Google’s undue penalization of a p

Brussels drops the call on Europe's single digital market

The European Commission's reforms are too coy about making the changes that would create a true digital single market.

Smart choices for growth

Recovery in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain is held back in part by structural barriers. Overcoming these requires structural reform and public inve

Blogs review: the patent war in IT

What’s at stake: Apple’s recent victory in its ongoing dispute over IP rights with Samsung has received a great deal of attention from regulators, aca

Are new ICT sectors a platform for European growth?

New ICT sectors: Platforms for European growth?

New ICT sectors: Platforms for European growth?

Europe's failure to specialise in new ICT sectors and firms is likely to hold back Europe’s post-crisis recovery. Europe lacks in particular leading

ICT for growth: A targeted approach

ICT for growth: a targeted approach

This policy contribution assesses the broad obstacles hampering ICT-led growth in Europe and identifies the main areas in which policy could unlock

Memo to the New Digital Agenda Commissioner