The European Union's Industrial Policy

Book Chapter (2020)
Author(s)

Roman Stöllinger (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw))

Michael Landesmann (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw))

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DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198862420.013.23
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Publication Year
2020
Language
English
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Pages (from-to)
621–660
ISBN (electronic)
9780198862420

Abstract

This chapter reviews the industrial policy in the European Union in the light of the revived interest in the subject and the most pressing challenges ahead. In the current global context these challenges are (i) to keep pace at the technology frontier with the technologically most advanced economies; (ii) to meet the challenges of fast catching-up emerging economies; (iii) to contribute to the convergence and cohesion processes within the European Union; and (iv) to deal with climate change and environmental sustainability issues more generally. A quantitative exercise that makes use of the European Union’s budget data, including the structural funds, and member states aid expenditures, is used to identify the European Union’s current industrial policy priorities. The results are the basis for an assessment of the extent to which the key challenges are addressed at the supranational level and which aspects are primarily dealt with by national governments.

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