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Eco-Innovation and Competitive Sustainability in the EU-27: A Cross-Sectional Benchmark (2024)

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  • Lejla Terzić

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The purpose of the study is to benchmark the association between the Eco-Innovation Index and the Competitive Sustainability Index (CSI) across the EU-27 in 2024. The study used official 2024 scores and Spearman rank correlations on a cross-sectional dataset. This 2024 study of the EU-27 found a strong positive correlation between the Eco-Innovation Index and the overall Competitive Sustainability Index (ρ = 0.866), indicating that higher eco-innovation performance is associated with greater competitive sustainability, though the strength of the association varied across CSI pillars. The study is limited to descriptive associations but provides crucial data for EU benchmarking and generating hypotheses for multi-year analyses on the relationship between eco-innovation and competitive sustainability.

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  • Lejla Terzić, 2025. "Eco-Innovation and Competitive Sustainability in the EU-27: A Cross-Sectional Benchmark (2024)," Economic Thought journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 4, pages 467-483.
    • Handle: RePEc:bas:econth:y:2025:i:4:p:467-483
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    JEL classification:

    • C80 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - General
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • O49 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Other
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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