This IW Report analyses the importance of entrepreneurial activity and Venture Capital for economic growth. Potential … growth has declined significantly in the highly developed countries in recent years. A major reason seems to be the decline … in productivity growth resulting from technological progress and the use of human capital. New companies can help …

This paper discusses long-term trends in the macroeconomic growth performance and in income distribution in Europe and … the U.S. We review insights from the recent macroeconomic literature on inequality and growth and use these insights to … shed light on the growth and inequality trends …

-term growth and labour productivity are still high in the international economic agenda, as they are crucial for living standards … economic growth, although some of the items it includes had been recognized as relevant factor of social development.In this … economic growth in a set of European countries. We provide evidence on the role of intangible capital as a source of growth to …

I summarize the main results and policy insights from the 2011 EIB Conference on “Productivity and Long-Term Growth … Potential in Europe.” Europe's need for productivity growth has become more pressing against the backdrop of huge government …