In recent years, researchers and policymakers have been able to use sophisticated databases to provide insightful economic analysis. The increasing variety of available microeconomic databases and the improvement in the quality of data (in terms of both scope and detail) has provided empirical support to underpin the analysis of the link between microeconomic structures and aggregate fluctuations.

This new Bruegel Blueprint provides a differentiated understanding of growth, productivity and competitiveness and the important role public policy needs to play.

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Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Matteo Bugamelli, Emanuele Forlani and Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano

26 January 2016

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Published in Measuring competitiveness in Europe: resource allocation, granularity and trade edited by Carlo Altomonte and Gábor Békés

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This report is part of the Bruegel Blueprint Series - Volume XVIV

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This External publication is part of the centre's Trade programme.

This publication comes under the following theme: Trade Policy and barriers to International Economic Integration