What kind of publications are included
This collection encompasses the evidence-based analytical papers of the Commission's research and innovation department, including in collaboration with other Commission departments.
Publications fall into 3 categories
- working papers - analytical reports to underpin research and innovation policymaking by the Commission
- policy briefs - short notes to inform discussions on research and innovation policy and stimulate debate
- quarterly research and innovation literature reviews - brief summaries of recent publications on economics and research and innovation policy.
Working papers
Financing instruments and challenges for innovation in the EU
WP 2023/01 - This paper studies the firm-level drivers of product, process, organisation and marketing innovation in the EU with panel data from 2009 to 2021.
EU research and innovation and the invasion of Ukraine: Main channels of impact
WP 2022/04 - We investigate the impact of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on research and innovation (R&I) in Europe
Contribution of the Framework Programmes (FP7 and H2020) to the knowledge base of recent IPCC reports based on openly available data
WP 2022/03 - The contribution of the EU R&I Framework programmes to the knowledge base of the IPCC reports.
A policy toolkit to increase research and innovation in the European Union
WP 2022/02 - What research and innovation (R&I) policies should Europe adopt?
How to assess climate change mitigation potential at project-level?
WP 2022/01 - An estimation based on life cycle assessment of project proposals submitted under the European green deal call
European scale-up gap - Too few good companies or too few good investors?
WP 2021/02 - Start-up and scale-up firms are key drivers in promoting innovation and fostering a competitive economy.
Meeting the pandemic challenges - Contribution of EU R&I funding to COVID-19 related research
WP 2021/01 - Researchers have been among the first responding professions to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
AI research and innovation: Europe paving its own way
Making R&I transformative: evidence in support of the European Research Area communication
The geography of R&I and productivity: Regional disparities and dynamics
Instruments and instrument mixes for knowledge transfer and science industry relations
Framing R&I for transformative change towards sustainable development in the European Union
Macroeconomic Models for Research and Innovation Policy: The Present and the Future
Regulations and technology diffusion in Europe: the role of Industry dynamics
Digitalisation and Its Impact on Innovation
Aiming for more: research and development investment scenarios for the next decade
Can research and innovation save the day? A fair green and digital recovery from COVID19
The consequences of AI-based technologies for jobs
The research and innovation divide in the EU and its economic consequences
Transformative innovation and socio-technical transitions to address grand challenges
Workforce skills and innovation diffusion: trends and policy implications
Policy briefs
European missions: Delivering on Europe’s strategic priorities
An analysis on whether EU missions will be crucial instruments to deliver the paradigm shift that this Commission has set out to achieve
EU R&D intensity: A Case Study
This case study explores the EU policy experience in fostering public and private investments in R&D.
R&D investment targets and reforms
Analytical background for the R&D investment targets under the new European Research Area initiative.
Industry 5.0 - Towards a sustainable, human-centric and resilient European industry
Towards a sustainable, human-centric and resilient European industry
Commission staff working document - a new ERA for research and innovation
This publication presents the Staff Working Document accompanying the Communication “A new ERA for Research and Innovation”.
Delivering on Europe’s recovery through research and innovation
This paper presents the contribution of research and innovation to the recovery.
The role of research and innovation in support of Europe’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis
Research and innovation have an active role to play in channelling public and private investment and aligning funding and investment streams
Inclusiveness and research and innovation
The aftermath of the last economic crisis has revealed that Europe needs to continue tackling its economic challenges.
Investing in and for the sustainable development goals
Key enablers to accelerate the transition towards an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable Europe
Literature review
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: The impact of R&I policy instruments
Issue 2022/Q4 – This edition covers recent empirical evidence on the impact of EU innovation policies and instruments on a wide set of economic and scientific outcomes.
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: The impact of market power on R&I
Issue 2022/Q3 – This edition covers recent empirical evidence and theoretical reflections on market concentration and R&I, investigating the current trend of rising market concentration, highlighting the main drivers and consequences for innovation outputs.
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: The financing of innovation
Issue 2022/Q2 – This edition covers recent empirical evidence and theoretical reflections on the financing of innovation, with a particular focus on the financing of green innovation.
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: The geopolitics of R&I
Issue 2022/Q1 – This edition covers the implications of globalization, technological sovereignty and geopolitical tension for research and innovation
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: Technological change and society
Issue 2021/Q4 – This edition covers recent empirical evidence on the role of technological change in transforming society
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: Research, innovation and human capital
Issue 2021/Q3 – This edition covers recent empirical evidence on the role of education for R&I and how COVID-19 affected the human capital supply
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: R&I and the green transition
Issue 2021/Q2 – This edition covers papers that focus on the role of research and innovation in the green transition
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: R&I in times of crisis
Issue 2021/Q1 – This edition focuses on the research and innovation response in times of crisis, and specific digital issues related to R&I
Summary of key take-aways from Davos, 2021
This year´s Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum focused on the COVID-19, the importance of global collaboration and the need to rebuild trust
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: Business, innovation and productivity
Issue 2020/Q4 – This edition links businesses to research and innovation, with a focus on how R&I performance enhances productivity
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: Investing in R&I for the recovery
Issue 2020/Q3 - The role, dynamics and policies of R&I investments in times of crisis and recovery, as drivers of prosperity, sustainability and wellbeing
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: Early insights into COVID-19
Issue 2020/Q2 - This issue looks at the role of research and iinovation in the context of the COVID-19 crisis
Quarterly research and innovation literature review: Research and innovation for new EU priorities
Issue 2020/Q1 - This issue provides several insights on sustainability.