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Publications prepared by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. See publications before July 2015. See an overview of ECFIN publication series.

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  • Report
  • Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

This annual report presents a review of key policy developments and analytical findings in the area of public finances.

  • Scientific paper
  • Anna Thum-Thysen , Wouter Simons, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

In this paper we ask what the gain in GDP per capita could be if the public money available for education were used according to best practice across the EU. We provide a quantitative measure based on a ‘back-of-the-envelope’ calculation combining two different estimates from the literature.

  • Scientific paper
  • Maria Chiara Morandini, Anna Thum-Thysen , Anneleen Vandeplas, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

This paper examines the skills that are needed to take advantage of the possibilities offered by digital technology and suggests that both cognitive and non-cognitive skills exhibit a strong and robust positive correlation with aggregate labour productivity.

  • Scientific paper
  • Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

The EU economy will experience a deep recession this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, despite the swift and comprehensive policy response...