Ifo Institute - Project: Study on the competiveness of the EU mechanical engineering

Study on the competiveness of the EU mechanical engineering

The study is carried out within the framework contract on European sectoral competitiveness studies (2007 - 2011). Ifo has taken the project lead, Cambridge Eonometrics and the Danish Technological Institute, members of the consortium, are partners.

Contact:

Dr. Hans-G�nther Vieweg

Project team:	J�rg Claussen Michael Reinhard Hans-G�nther Vieweg
Client:	European Commission, Directorate General Enterprise and Industry
Project period:	January - December 2011

Tasks:

Construction of a database for the mechanical engineering sector in the EU and important competing countries, Japan, China and the US
Assessment of the functioning of the European single market, identification of institutional distortions of competition and free trade
Assessment of access to third country markets
Evaluation of the EU's performance in the global market as compared to the most important competing nations

Methods:

Literature analysis, interviews, SWOT-analysis, scenario technique

Data and other sources:

Eurostat SBS, PRODCOM, COMEXT, national statistical bureaus

Department conducting the study

INT

Ifo Project

Study on the competiveness of the EU mechanical engineering

The study is carried out within the framework contract on European sectoral competitiveness studies (2007 - 2011). Ifo has taken the project lead, Cambridge Eonometrics and the Danish Technological Institute, members of the consortium, are partners.

Tasks:

Methods:

Data and other sources: