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European competitiveness in the new global context: structural constraints, strategic dependencies and the role of the new industrial policy

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  • Dario Guarascio

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

  • Mario Holzner

    (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies)

  • Donato Iacobucci

    (Marche Politechnic University)

  • Valentina Meliciani

    (LUISS Guido Carli University)

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  • Dario Guarascio & Mario Holzner & Donato Iacobucci & Valentina Meliciani, 2025. "European competitiveness in the new global context: structural constraints, strategic dependencies and the role of the new industrial policy," Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Springer;Associazione Amici di Economia e Politica Industriale, vol. 52(3), pages 525-533, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:epolin:v:52:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1007_s40812-025-00368-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s40812-025-00368-x
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