The papers collected in this special issue originate from the 2024 Annual Research Conference (ARC 2024), organized by the European Commission?s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy, in collaboration with DG ECFIN and an international scientific committee. The conference, titled ?Europe in a Changing World: Navigating the Challenges, Seeking Opportunities, and Building Resilient Economies?, brought together researchers and policymakers to examine how Europe should respond to an evolving geopolitical and economic landscape characterized by heightened uncertainty, renewed industrial policy activism, geoeconomic fragmentation, and the structural transformations associated with climate change and technological competition.

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1 August 2026

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European Economic Review 1882026

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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2026.105420

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292126001649

This Journal article is published under the centre's Trade programme.