International

The Ivie participates in the European project in charge of conducting studies that lay the basis for the Annual European Report on Competitiveness. Promoting public debate on aspects related to competitiveness and making recommendations related to the Lisbon strategy and future business policies are some of the objectives of this report. The document is intended to provide high level discussion inputs in the debate on competitiveness of the Competitiveness Council of the European Union, in the context of the 2005 Employment and Growth Strategy.

The studies are directed towards the development capacity of the economies in line with the goals of the Lisbon Agenda: how to sustain a high and rising standard of living for the all the European population, with high productivity levels and employment rates, in a context of environmental sustainability.

Related reports:

• Competitiveness of the European cement and lime sectors
• Study on total factor productivity growth: drivers, components and frontiers firms