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CPAG analyses productivity, investment, technology adoption, R&D and industrial competitiveness, with a focus on Romania’s capacity to sustain economic growth and converge towards more advanced EU economies.
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A comparative study of foreign and domestic firms across Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Romania, examining convergence, productivity and sectoral performance between 2021 and 2024.
Panel evidence from all 27 EU member states over 1995–2024 shows that, among five dimensions of R&D composition, only the capital-versus-current expenditure split survives the full robustness protocol. The association with faster productivity catch-up is concentrated in economies far from the EU frontier.
An assessment of accession momentum, twin deficits, inflation, monetary policy, labour markets, and growth across the seven formal EU candidate countries, distinguishing economic convergence from political and negotiating readiness.
An analysis of how trade in high-technology goods and services drives technology diffusion across EU member states, with implications for productivity convergence and industrial policy. The report compares frontier and follower economies and identifies policy levers that could restart the diffusion process after 2019.
An analysis of Germany and France as economic gravitational poles, with implications for trade, investment, and convergence across Europe.
A quantitative assessment of Romania's export dynamics with Germany, France, and Italy using quarterly data.
A sectoral view of EU productivity dynamics and the slowdown in productivity diffusion after 2019.
