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Human capital in Europe, 1830s-1930s : a general survey

Cappelli, Gabriele; Ridolfi, Leonardo; Vasta, Michelangelo - 2025

Human capital is now widely acknowledged as one of the key determinants of economic growth. Research on how human skills accumulate and evolve through time has grown rapidly in recent years. This paper surveys it with a specific focus on Europe in the period 1830s–1930s. Our contribution is...

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Beyond Maastricht : how to strengthen Europe's sovereignty

Krahé, Max - 2024

Strengthening Europe’s sovereignty has become a much-debated policy goal. This paper adds three arguments to ongoing discussions. First, it is no coincidence that recent years have witnessed increasing debate around how to strengthen Europe’s sovereignty. The Maastricht-EU, Europe’s...

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Beyond Maastricht: How to strengthen Europe's sovereignty

Krahé, Max - 2024

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The impact of informal caregiving on the well-being of older adults in Europe

Darbo, Moïse; Fonseca, Raquel; Leroux, Marie-Louise - 2026

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The effect of external assurance on corporate carbon disclosures : empirical evidence from Europe

Papadopoulos, Georgios - 2026

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Blocs, arenas, and European leverage in Iberian labour market solidarity

Marques, Paulo; Costa, Ana Narciso - 2026

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The impact of informal caregiving on the wellbeing of older adults in Europe

Drabo, Moïse; Fonseca, Raquel; Leroux, Marie-Louise - 2026

Informal care is a cornerstone of long-term care for older adults but may entail substantial psychological costs for caregivers. Using seven waves (2004-2022) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) for 27 countries, we estimate the causal effect of providing regular...

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The impact of informal caregiving on the well-being of older adults in Europe

Drabo, Moïse; Fonseca, Raquel; Leroux, Marie-Louise - 2026

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Eskalation im Nahen Osten : Auswirkungen auf Europa - und was (nicht) zu tun ist : Kurzgutachten des wissenschaftlichen Beraterkreises für evidenzbasierte Wirtschaftspolitik der Bundesministerin für Wirtschaft und Energie

2026

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2026

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Sustainable economic dynamics in Europe : confirming the role of structural intellectual capital using PCA, panel ARDL, PSTR and SEM-PLS models

Fakhreddine, Nour; Taher, Hanadi; Mourad, Abbas - 2026

This study examines the influence of social capital, intellectual capital, resource rents, and investment capital on the economic performance of the 18 member states of the European Union from 2005 to 2022. Principal component analysis and factor analysis are employed to construct composite...

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Digital production investments and financial outcomes : a Baltic and rest of Europe comparison

Lastauskaite, Aiste - 2026

This study provides new evidence on how production digitalization investment affects firm financial performance across diverse European regions. A panel of 14,935 firm-year observations from 30 countries (2012-2022), including a focused Baltic subsample, is used alongside a refined digital...

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Individual skill or just luck? : decomposing individual finishing and shot-stopping performance in European football

Böttger, Tom; Vischer, Lars - 2026

Expected goals (xG) are widely used to evaluate football performance. However, it is unclear whether players who consistently outperform their xG do so because of skill or because of luck. To our knowledge, this paper provides the first meta-analytic estimate of between-player heterogeneity in...

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Mind the gap : AI adoption in Europe and the US

Bick, Alexander; Blandin, Adam; Deming, David J.; … - 2026

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Mind the gap : AI adoption in Europe and the US

Bick, Alexander; Blandin, Adam; Deming, David J.; … - 2026

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Mind the gap : AI adoption in Europe and the US

Bick, Alexander; Blandin, Adam; Deming, David J.; … - 2026

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Mind the Gap : AI Adoption in Europe and the U.S

Bick, Alexander; Blandin, Adam; Deming, David J.; … - 2026

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Value change and the new wave of fertility postponement in Western Europe

Lindström, Oskar; Guetto, Raffaele; Vignoli, Daniele - 2026

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Mend the Gap, Unleash Potential : Addressing Barriers in Women’s Economic Opportunities in Europe and Central Asia

2026

This report takes stock of gender equality in ECA, with a particular focus on women’s access to economic opportunities and jobs, alongside the urgent challenge of VAWG. It highlights the World Bank Group–supported initiatives across the region, illustrating both the range of solutions being...

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Evolution of European industrial policy : past, present and perspective

Peneder, Michael - 2026

Amid widening gaps in innovation and productivity growth, growing geopolitical tensions, and high ambitions for green and digital transitions, industrial policy has re-emerged as a central pillar of European strategy. This paper traces its evolution from post-war sectoral interventions through...

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A comparative, multiscalar, and multidimensional study of residential segregation in seven European capital cities

Petrović, Ana; Ham, Maarten van; Manley, David; … - 2026

There are relatively few comparative cross-European studies on segregation, and those that do exist often use a single measure of segregation at a single spatial scale. This paper investigates ethnic segregation in seven European capitals - Amsterdam, Berlin, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Paris, and...

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The financial drivers of populism in Europe

Guiso, Luigi; Morelli, Massimo; Sonno, Tommaso; … - 2026

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The financial drivers of populism in Europe

Guiso, Luigi; Morelli, Massimo; Sonno, Tommaso; … - 2025 - This version: June 13, 2025

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The financial drivers of populism in Europe

Guiso, Luigi; Morelli, Massimo; Sonno, Tommaso; … - 2022

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The financial drivers of populism in Europe

Guiso, Luigi; Morelli, Massimo; Sonno, Tommaso; … - 2021

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Playing the birth lottery in Europe

Valentini, Annaelena; Brunori, Paolo; Ferreira, … - 2026

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LLM-assisted proposal writing in competitive R&D funding : evidence from horizon Europe

Santoleri, Pietro; Rentocchini, Francesco; Lelli, Francesco - 2026

Large language models (LLMs) can lower the cost of producing complex text, potentially reshaping competition for research and development (R&D) funding to private firms. We provide the first evidence on this issue using data covering the universe of firm applications to a major competitive R&D...

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Incentives for transmission capacity expansion in Europe

Hlobil, Tobias; Chehber, Nihal; Özdemir, Özge; Smits, … - 2026

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Rethinking Europe's space strategy for the 21st century : from legacy champions to the new space economy

Dugo, Andrea; Pandya, Dyuti - 2026

Europe stands at a critical juncture in the evolution of the global space economy. Once a technological leader with deep capabilities across the space value chain, the EU now risks structural marginalisation as the sector shifts from a state-led model ("Old Space"), driven by geopolitical...

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(Why) do Europeans drive differently?

Rasvanis, Evangelos; Psarras, Andreas; Panagiōtidēs, … - 2026

This paper investigates the determinants of regional disparities in road traffic accident (RTA) outcomes across European regions. Using panel data and negative binomial models, it examines socioeconomic, institutional, cultural and behavioural drivers on fatalities and injuries. The results...

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Multidimensional well-being in Europe : trends and crosscountry comparisons in Sweden, Germany, Spain and Poland (2004-2024)

Tollosa, Daniel N; Cederstrom, Agneta; Sonnewald, David; … - 2026

This report presents the construction and analysis of a Multidimensional Index (MDI) of Well-Being across four European countries ─ Sweden, Germany, Spain, and Poland ─ using EU-SILC cross-sectional survey data spanning 2004-2024. Based on the OECD well-being framework, the analysis covers...

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AI adoption, productivity and employment : evidence from European firms

Aldasoro, Iñaki; Gambacorta, Leonardo; Pal, Rozalia; … - 2026

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AI adoption, productivity and employment : evidence from European firms

Aldasoro, Iñaki; Gambacorta, Leonardo; Pal, Rozalia; … - 2026

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AI adoption, productivity and employment : evidence from European firms

Aldasoro, Inaki; Gambacorta, Leonardo; Pál, Rozália; … - 2026

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Knowledge Note on Integrated Wildfire Risk Management in Europe : Understanding the Approach and Examples

2026

This knowledge note provides a short overview of IWFRM approaches and select examples of different initiatives and approaches. The objective is to provide a succinct summary that can inform initial research and discussions in countries that are looking to reform their system and identify...

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The Effects of Digital Literacy on Wages in Europe and Central Asia

Nebiler, Metin; Park, Kyunglin - 2026

Digital skills are becoming increasingly more important in the labor market as demand for them is increasing in all sectors. This paper explores the determinants of digital skill acquisition and estimates the impact of digital skills on wages in developing countries by using the latest round of...

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Electric mobility in Europe : reconciling the ecological transition with industrial survival

Levasseur, Sandrine - 2026

Electric vehicles (EVs) in the EU face growing turbulence as shrinking consumer subsidies coincide with intensified competition from lower-cost Chinese manufacturers. Recent EU measures - higher tariffs on Chinese EVs and a strategy to reinforce the full industrial value chain - aim to safeguard...

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The impact of financial derivatives on European Bank value and performance

Al-Own, Bassam; Al Shbail, Mohannad Obeid; Jaradat, Zaid; … - 2026

Using a panel dataset of 385 European bank-year observations covering the 2012 to 2022 period, this study aimed to investigate the impact of derivatives on bank value and performance. We used bank-level panel data and conducted several multivariate statistical analyses, i.e., ordinary least...

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Carbon risk without a stable premium : nonlinear and state-dependent evidence from European ESG leaders

Salzmann, Eleonora - 2026

Despite the economic relevance of climate-transition risk, firm-level carbon exposure often fails to appear as a robustly priced factor when ESG measures and sustainability shocks are conflated. This study examines whether carbon exposure is conditionally priced in European equity returns using...

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The war in Ukraine and its multidimensional impact on food security in Europe and Central Asia

Nanitashvili, Tamara - 2026

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The diffusion of Artificial Intelligence across firms : evidence from Europe

Garbers, Julio; Gregory, Terry - 2026

We develop a novel firm-level indicator of Artificial Intelligence adoption in Europe (MAP-AI) by extracting information on AI usage from more than three million firm websites from Belgium, France, Germany, and Luxembourg (2016-2024) using a Large Language Model. The indicator captures realized...

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United in victory, divided in defeat? : football performance, team diversity, and immigration attitudes in Europe

Fontanive, Gauthier; Thill, Emma - 2026

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Biomethane in Europe : why scaling up is harder than it looks

Olczak, Maria - 2026

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Biomethane in Europe: Why scaling up is harder than it looks

Olczak, Maria - 2026

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A quantile probability model for sectoral corporate defaults in Europe

Konietschke, Paul; Metzler, Julian; Marques, Aurea Ponte - 2026

Conventional credit risk models understate tail risk by centering on mean default probabilities and neglecting distributional and sectoral heterogeneity. We propose a Quantile Probability of Default (QPD) framework based on unconditional quantile regressions estimated on flow default rates from...

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When the tide goes out : the effect of QE on the structure of the financial system

Kotronis, Stelios; Leombroni, Matteo; Rogers, Ciaran; … - 2026

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How Europe lost competitiveness : the hard fate of a hostage to geopolitics

Bortnik, Ruslan; Kováts, Máté - 2026

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Sustainability reporting in the Swiss and European insurance industry

Biener, Christian; Lamesic, Karla; Walthes, Felix M. - 2026

This whitepaper examines how leading Swiss and European insurers approach sustainability reporting, drawing on a systematic analysis of sustainability reports published by 24 insurers between 2021 and 2024 and structured interviews with 12 industry executives. The study traces the consolidation...

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Exploring personality and well-being in older couples : APIM and DRSA models

Chełchowska, Milena - 2026

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With, without, against Washington : redefining Europe's relations with the United States

2026

The Pax Americana, which guaranteed the security of Germany and Europe after the Second World War, is coming to an end. Europe can no longer rely on its alliance and partnership with the United States. Even before Donald Trump’s second presidency, Europe was seeking to reduce its dependency on...

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With, without, against Washington: Redefining Europe's relations with the United States

2026

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Perceived Social Exclusion during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a European Perspective

Zannella, Marina; Ambrosetti, Elena; Edwards, James Rhys - 2026

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A new geopolitical positioning of South Africa : strategies for a modern "Swing State"

Wrobel, Ralph - 2026

The evolving geopolitical landscape has placed South Africa at a crossroads, torn between its historical ties to the West and its growing relationships with BRICS+ nations, particularly China and Russia. The country's recent political shift, marked by the African National Congress (ANC) losing...

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A new geopolitical positioning of South Africa: Strategies for a modern "Swing State"

Wrobel, Ralph - 2026

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AI adoption, productivity and employment: Evidence from European firms

Aldasoro, Iñaki; Gambacorta, Leonardo; Pal, Rozalia; … - 2026

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European autonomy in space: Space systems as a pillar of European defence

Süß, Juliana - 2026

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European autonomy in space : space systems as a pillar of European defence

Süß, Juliana - 2026

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Europe's Trump Cards: Why the continent has more leverage than it thinks

Sigl-Glöckner, Philippa; Inan, Mediha; Li, Aurora; … - 2026

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Social housing opportunities and challenges: Perspectives from Denmark, Germany, Portugal and Serbia

2026

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Social housing opportunities and challenges : perspectives from Denmark, Germany, Portugal and Serbia

2026

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Catalysing corporate energy efficiency investment: Financial and regulatory factors

Tueske, Annamaria; Lasheras Sancho, Marta - 2026

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Heating up inequality? : socio-spatial impacts of ETS2 on European housing and cohesion

Schwab, Thomas; Hagemann, Sara; Többen, Johannes; … - 2026

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Europe and Africa flipped the script on industrial minerals : a comparative account of Europe's nineteenth century industrialisation and Africa's twenty-first century attempt from a mineral supply security perspective

Simons, Bright - 2026

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An evaluation of protected area policies in the European Union

Grupp, Tristan Earle; Mishra, Prakash; Reynaert, Mathias; … - 2026

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Strategic raw material cooperation between Africa and Europe : making EU external instruments fit for African industrial drive and European resilience

Schulze, Meike - 2026

African governments are entering the geopolitical competition over critical raw materials with a growing sense of strategic confidence. While the AU-EU Summit in Luanda in November 2025 reaffirmed political commitments on both sides, European initiatives continue to lose ground. It is true that...

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US defence policy: between isolationism and the pursuit of dominance : contradictions in Washington demand a clear response from Europe

Overhaus, Marco - 2026

US defence policy is characterised by contradictions that are on display once again in the Trump administration’s latest strategy documents. The reasons for this go far beyond the president’s erratic behaviour. At the core lies the unanswered question of how the United States should deal...

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