European Commission’s Competitiveness Report 2008

(28-4-2009)

The Competitiveness Report 2008 is now available for download at the website of the European Commission. Its main focus is on recent changes of the EU's productivity growth, which is the key driver of competitiveness in the long run. Besides this, the European Competitiveness Report 2008 analyses different factors that may have an impact on competitiveness, such as the openness in trade and FDI, EU's recent proposal for a sustainable industrial policy and the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This year's report also studies in depth the competitiveness of the most important segment of our economy, the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - including an assessment of national policy initiatives - and analyses in depth determinants of sectoral performance of the EU economy.

The ENSR network under the lead of ENSR member EIM Business & Policy Research and the Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung WIFO contributed to the report regarding "The economics of entrepreneurial activity and SMEs: policy implications for the EU".

The Competitiveness Report 2008 can be downloaded at:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/competitiveness/1_eucompetrep/eu_compet_reports.htm