If European productivity had kept pace with the United States, the region's potential output today would be approximately €3 trillion higher.

Simona Della Chiai argues that the primary barrier to European innovation is the failure to scale ideas due to fragmented markets, limited access to capital, and regulatory complexity.

Simona Della Chiai warns that if Europe falls behind in adopting and adapting to artificial intelligence, its productivity gap with the United States could widen even further.

The European Union borrowed collectively on a large scale for the first time to finance the post-pandemic recovery fund.

Bloomberg Economics forecasts that if current trends persist, the productivity gap between the European Union and the United States could exceed 30% by 2040, equivalent to a €7 trillion difference in ...

The productivity gap between the European Union and the United States has widened steadily since the early 2000s and now exceeds 20%.