Drèze, Jacques H.; Estevan, Fernanda - In: Journal of the European Economic Association 5 (2007) 2-3, pp. 271-304
Can European economics become "the most dynamic and competitive in the world"? Using readily accessible data, this paper documents the following aspects. (i) Today, the United States outperforms Europe by a factor of the order of 3, with no clear trend; the Lisbon goal is not in sight. (ii)...