Reducing gender disparities in the labour mar-ket is crucial for promoting inclusive and sus-tainable economic growth. The economic literature suggests that increas-ing female labour market participation can boost GDP through increased productivity re-sulting from gender diversity. This Insight ...
The Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive (Directive 2004/37/EC), hereinafter the CMRD, protects workers from exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work. This study supports the European Commission’s Impact Assessment (IA) of a potential Occupational E...
Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic substances Directive (Directive 2004/37/EC), hereinafter referred to as CMRD, protects workers from exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work. Article 2 (in paragraph (a)(ii)) of the CMRD defines a ‘carcinogen’ as: “a substance, mixtu...
This study supports the European Commission’s Impact Assessment of a potential Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) value for isoprene under the scope of Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic substances Directive (CMRD, Directive 2004/37/EC). This report estimates costs and benefits for a range of p...
This methodological note and data collection synopsis summarises the methods used and data collected in the project ‘Study on collecting the most recent information on substances to analyse health, socio-economic and environmental impacts in connection with possible amendments of Directive 2004/...
This edition presents the latest analysis of the economic impact of sport in the European Union, using harmonised methods and the refined, updated Vilnius 3.0 definition. It provides guidance on compiling and interpreting comparable Sport Satellite Accounts (SSAs) across EU Member States, coveri...
This paper examines the effects of trade policy shocks on the US economy using a novel identification strategy that combines narrative information with stock market data. We construct a new dataset of daily trade policy statements from 2007 to 2019, enabling us to capture a broad range of policy...
With increasing territorial polarisation across Europe, place-based interventions have gained prominence among policymakers and academics. This paper reviews the academic literature on the economic impact of place-based policies in the European Union, focusing on Cohesion Policy, national place-...
What are the macroeconomic impacts of tariffs on final goods versus intermediate inputs? We set up a two-region, multi-sector model with production networks, sticky prices and wages, and trade in consumption, investment, and intermediate goods. We show that import tariffs on final goods have a s...
The EU labour market policy (LMP) database collects information about government actions to help people with a disadvantage in the labour market, primarily by facilitating and supporting transitions from unemployment or inactivity into employment. This can take the form of financial support – su...
