CASE concludes a FP 6 project on competitiveness of firms, regions and industries in the knowledge-based economy

CASE has successfully completed the four years MICRO–DYN project (which stands for Micro-Dynamics) within a consortium of 17 partners. The international economic research project was funded by the EU Sixth Framework Programme and dealt with the competitiveness of firms, regions and industries in the knowledge-based economy and the possibilities for job rich growth in Europe.

The central research objective of the project “The competitiveness of firms, regions and industries in the knowledge-based economy: What room for job-rich growth in Europe?” was to address in a comprehensive and methodologically coherent way some of the core driving forces of innovation, competitiveness, employment and growth in the contemporary European economy.

The analysis used comprehensive data-sets across all European regions and industries. The nature of the analysis was 'bottom-up' i.e. moving from the micro-entities of economic actions and strategies at the enterprise, industry and regional levels to the macro-level. From a policy-perspective, the rationale for such an approach was that the impact of corporate, regional and industrial strategies and policies at national- and EU-levels can only really be understood in this three-dimensional context.

In line with the project CASE experts have been formulating seven publications; three additional publications will be released within the next months.

For more information on the project and the list of the publications see CASE website and MICRO-DYN website.