What kind of publications are included?
This collection will encompass the evidence-based analytical papers of the Commission's Internal Market, entrepreneurship and SMEs department, at times in collaboration with other Commission departments. The Chief Economist Team is responsible for the series’ publication, including the peer review of the papers.
Regional vulnerability to the green transition
WP2023/16 - This paper presents an analytical framework for identifying and assessing the regional impacts of the green transition.
An enhanced methodology to monitor the EU’s strategic dependencies and vulnerabilities
WP2023/14 - This article develops an enhanced bottom-up and data-driven methodology to detect EU strategic dependencies using highly disaggregated product-level trade data.
A general equilibrium analysis of the economic impact of the post-2006 EU regulation in the services sector
WP2022/06 - This study uses both econometric and modelling techniques to quantify the macroeconomic impact of regulatory reforms removing barriers in the European Single Market for services that have taken place in the European Union between 2006 and 2017.
Beyond the Great Reversal: Superstars, Unions, and the Euro
WP2022/08 - Has the Euro created a more competitive market? Using a staggered difference-in-differences design, this paper finds that the Euro has increased firm-level market power between 23% and 30%, after its adoption.
European firm concentration and aggregate productivity
WP2022/09 - This paper derives a European Herfindahl–Hirschman concentration index from 15 micro-aggregated country datasets. It finds that changes in concentration in Europe are positively associated with changes in productivity and allocative efficiency.
