This study compares the performance of foreign firms with domestic ones in Russia and Ukraine, using recent survey data of 450 enterprises. We find that foreign owned firms are less prone to inter-enterprise arrears and wage arrears, have a better export performance, and use more sophisticated...

This paper reports new and unique firm level survey evidence to investigate the micro economic nature of the growth process and structural change in three transition countries, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. In particular we investigate gross job creation and destruction in newly established...

We onderzoeken de haalbaarheid van een uitbreiding van de regionale rekeningen voor Vlaanderen met een input-outputtabel, overeenkomstig het nieuw ingevoerde ESR95 nationale rekeningensysteem. Dit is bijzonder nuttig ter ondersteuning van het beleid via impactanalyses. We belichten onder meer de...

This paper reports new and unique firm level survey evidence to investigate the micro economic nature of the growth process and structural change in three transition countries, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. In particular we investigate gross job creation and destruction in newly established...

Based on volume, Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is the largest waste stream by volume in the EU - it represents about one third of all waste produced. Proper management of CDW and recycled materials - including the correct handling of hazardous waste - can have major benefits in terms...

The European Union currently faces a need to invest in modernising its industry across all value chains in order to maintain its competitive position and economic relevance worldwide. Particularly since the start of the global financial crisis, the pace of economic recovery in the European Union...

The study "Identifying Levers to Unlock Clean Industry" aims to feed the new Energy Union Integrated Strategy on Research, Innovation and Competitiveness. To reach the overriding goal of creating growth and jobs, the competitiveness of the EU28's manufacturing industry has to be improved. This...

This study aims to identify the levers to unlock the EU Clean Industry sector. The study will feed into the European Commission's Energy Union Research, Innovation and Competitiveness Strategy (EURICS). Clean Industries are defined as specific sectors or segments within the economy that are...

This study estimates potential energy savings found through increased resource efficiency in select product groups, sectors and examples of industrial symbioses in the EU. Six areas offer the greatest energy savings from resource-efficiency initiatives: improving general recycling efforts,...

This Annex, accompanying the study's Final Report, presents a comprehensive analysis of ecosystems. It is based on desk research and 103 interviews with different stakeholders, including EU policymakers, Member State representatives, business associations, SMEs, research organisations, and experts.