This book uses surveys to bridge the gap between studies into European economics and policymaking in Europe. It is also available as open access.

Introduction Richard Blundell, Estelle Cantillon, Barbara Chizzolini, Marc Ivaldi, Wolfgang Leininger, Ramon Marimon, Laszlo Matyas and Frode Steen; 1. Innovation and growth: the Schumpeterian perspective Philippe Aghion and Ufuk Akcigit; 2. European Union dual labour markets: consequences and potential reforms Juan J. Dolado; 3. Population, migration, ageing and health: a survey Christian Dustmann, Giovanni Facchini and Cora Signorotto; 4. Education systems: assignment, admissions, accountability, autonomy Simon Burgess; 5. Competition and regulation in markets for goods and services: a survey with emphasis on digital markets Nikolaos Vettas; 6. Winners and losers of globalisation: sixteen challenges for measurement and theory Cecília Hornok and Miklós Koren; 7. Economic approaches to energy, environment and sustainability Paul Ekins, Paul Drummond and Jim Watson; 8. Regional disparities and efficient transport policies Stef Proost and Jacques-François Thisse; 9. Skilled cities and efficient urban transport Stef Proost and Jacques-François Thisse; 10. Fiscal and monetary policies after the crises Charles Brendon and Giancarlo Corsetti; 11. Financial regulation in Europe: foundations and challenges Thorsten Beck, Elena Carletti and Itay Goldstein; 12. Inequality and welfare: is Europe special? Alain Trannoy; 13. Developments in data for economic research Roberto Barcellan, Peter Bøegh Nielsen, Caterina Calsamiglia, Colin Camerer, Estelle Cantillon, Bruno Crépon, Bram De Rock, Liran Einav, László Halpern, Arie Kapteyn, Asim I. Khwaja, Georg Kirchsteiger, Vigdis Kvalheim, Julia Lane, Markus Mobius, Luke Sibieta, Joseph Tracy, Frederic Udina, Gugliemo Weber and Lisa Wright; 14. Big data in economics: evolution or revolution? Christine De Mol, Eric Gautier, Domenico Giannone, Sendhil Mullainathan, Lucrezia Reichlin, Herman van Dijk and Jeffrey Wooldridge.