Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2011

Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2011
Author: Teodora Brandmuller
Publisher: European Communities
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789279203664

This yearbook provides a wealth of harmonised and comparable data on the European Union, the euro zone and the EU member states, with additional statistics for major non-European countries.

Europe in Figures

Europe in Figures
Author: Statistical Office of the European Communities Staff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-04
Genre: Economic indicators
ISBN: 9789279220852

'Europe in Figures' is for and about Europeans. This edition provides a wealth of harmonised and comparable data on the European Union, the Euro zone and the EU member states, with additional statistics for major non-European countries.

Europe in Figures

Europe in Figures
Author: Eurostat
Publisher: Unipub.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789289491228

This publication contains a wide range of comparable and up-to-date data for the European Union and its Member States, euro-zone countries, the European Economic Area and other global key players. Chapters cover: social statistics relating to population, health, education, the labour market, household and welfare issues; the economy including national accounts, prices and wages, balance of payments and international trade; the environment, including water resources and supply, waste treatment, air pollution and climate change; science and technology issues such as research and development, and the growth of the information society; business sectors and enterprises, including industry and construction, tourism, transport and energy; agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The yearbook contains all Structural indicators the European Commission and national governments have agreed to use to evaluate progress in the EU.

Regional Competitiveness

Regional Competitiveness
Author: Ron Martin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136012540

There is now a wide spread interest in regions as a key focus in the organization and governance of economic growth and wealth creation. This important book considers the factors that influence and shape the competitive performance of regions. This is not just an issue of academic interest and debate, but also of increasing policy deliberation and action. However, as the readings in this book make clear, the very idea of regional competitiveness is itself complex and contentious. Many academics and policy makers have used the concept without fully considering what is meant by the term and how it can be measured. Policy formulation has tended to rush ahead of understanding and analysis, and the purpose of this book is to close this important gap in understanding. This book was previously published as a special issue of Regional Studies.

Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2012

Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2012
Author: Teodóra Brandmüller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2011
Genre: Economic indicators
ISBN: 9789279249402

This yearbook provides a wealth of harmonised and comparable data on the European Union, the euro zone and the EU member states, with additional statistics for major non-European countries.

R&D in Europe: Expenditures across Sectors, Regions and Firm Sizes

R&D in Europe: Expenditures across Sectors, Regions and Firm Sizes
Author: Kristian Uppenberg
Publisher: CEPS
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2009
Genre:
ISBN: 9290798483

Europe’s growth outlook has weakened notably in the wake of the global financial crisis, and policy-makers are understandably preoccupied with achieving a near-term rebound. But sustained growth can only be achieved by also addressing the structural causes of low growth. One such element is Europe’s relatively low spending on research and development (R&D), which hampers innovation and productivity growth. This study sheds light on this shortfall by decomposing R&D spending along different dimensions. It shows that Europe’s underinvestment in R&D is unevenly distributed across countries, regions and sectors. Strong economic forces underpinning this differentiation imply that misdirected R&D policies could be highly wasteful. Another key finding is that, by its sheer size, the services sector accounts for a substantial portion of Europe’s lag vis-à-vis the United States in terms of both R&D spending and productivity growth. This points to a continuing need to foster competition and deregulation in this protected segment of the economy, if higher economic growth is to be achieved.

Urban Europe

Urban Europe
Author: Mariana M. Koceva
Publisher:
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2016
Genre: Cities and towns
ISBN: 9789279601392

Statistical information is an important tool for analysing changing patterns of urban development and the impact that policy decisions have on life in our cities, towns and suburbs. Urban Europe - statistics on cities, towns and suburbs provides detailed information for a number of territorial typologies that can be used to paint a picture of urban developments and urban life in the EU Member States, as well as EFTA and candidate countries. Each chapter presents statistical information in the form of maps, tables and figures, accompanied by a description of the policy context and a set of main findings. The publication is broken down into two parts : the first treats topics under the heading of city and urban developments, while the second focuses on the people in cities and the lives they lead. Overall there are 12 main chapters, covering : the urban paradox, patterns of urban and city developments, the dominance of capital cities, smart cities, green cities, tourism and culture in cities, living in cities, working in cities, housing in cities, foreign-born persons in cities, poverty and social exclusion in cities, as well as satisfaction and the quality of life in cities.