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This paper uses a Ricardian structural-gravity trade model to estimate sectoral “revealed competitiveness” in the Baltics over 2010–2022, finding rapid but incomplete catch-up with Nordic EU productivity levels, strongest in Lithuania, more concentrated in Estonia, and weakest/most uneven in Latvia.

This paper presents a longitudinal analysis of the relationship between firm entry and demographic structure in Europe and finds a hump-shaped relationship of firm entry with age.

This Discussion Paper analyses takes stock of the functioning and challenges of the German pension system and provides an overview of the main reform options currently discussed in the public debate.

This Discussion Paper analyses the economic impacts of digital measures under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

This Discussion Paper analyses the dynamic impact of changes in governance quality on GDP per capita.

This paper provides new evidence on public investment management practices in the EU, based on the second survey on this topic among EU Member States conducted by the European Commission in 2025.

This Discussion Paper provides an EU-wide assessment of the potential contribution of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions.

This Paper analyses the labour-market reforms embedded in Spain’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, examining their design, policy context and early effects on temporary employment, job stability, activation policies, skills and broader structural labour-market outcomes.

This paper assesses the fiscal costs and redistributive effects of reduced VAT rates in the EU.

Based on interviews with reform managers in the EU, this paper identifies lessons learnt in the implementation of public investment management reforms.