This study examines possible Brexit effects on the UK's attractiveness to greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) and related job creation. Our results indicate that the UK would be less attractive as a location to FDI and would experience a reduction of FDI-related job creation in any of the...

This report quantifies the trade effects of the European integration, but also highlights potentials from further integration in goods markets by addressing existing weaknesses in the implementation and enforcement of the Single Market rules in terms of goods trade, competition as well as...

This paper examines determinants of firms' innovations with environmental benefits. Using micro-data from Ireland, we identify and quantify the impact of environmental regulations, innovation-inputs, firm-specific characteristics, spillovers from other green innovators, public funding and...

This paper examines the relationship between innovations with environmental benefits (green innovations) and firms' export performance. Using firm-level data from Ireland's Community Innovation Survey over 2012-2014, we examine whether and to what extent green innovations are associated with...

This paper examines the relationship between innovations with environmental benefits (green innovations) and firms' export performance. Using firm-level data from Ireland's Community Innovation Survey over 2012-2014, we examine whether and to what extent green innovations are associated with...

This paper examines determinants of firms' innovations with environmental benefits. Using micro-data from Ireland, we identify and quantify the impact of environmental regulations, innovation-inputs, firm-specific characteristics, spillovers from other green innovators, public funding and...

The objective of this paper is to contribute to the development of an evidence-based system to monitor progress towards the European Research Area (ERA) and a knowledge-based economy. We start with an overview of existing theory and empirical evidence on the role of international technology...

The European Single Market has been a major driver of enhanced attractiveness of EU countries to foreign direct investment (FDI). Higher FDI by multinational firms in EU countries has fostered productivity and employment growth and has also generated wider benefits to host economies via...