Morehouse, C. & Busse, M. (2014) “How to keep a competitive edge in the talent game: Lessons for the EU from China and the US“, Economic Policy, CEPS Task Force Reports, 13 June.
This report is based on discussions within the CEPS Task Force on “The Quantity and Quality of Human Capital in Higher Education: Comparing the EU, the US and China”, chaired by Jan-Eric Sundgren, Senior Adviser to the CEO of Volvo, and former President of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. It aims to draw salient lessons from the successes and failures in higher education practices in the EU, the US and China by comparing key education indicators and policy trends. Against the background of the profound tectonic shifts affecting the talent distribution around the world, which is fundamentally changing the global ‘brain game’, the authors argue that it is important that the EU as a whole creates ‘virtuous circles’ of talent and innovation to sustain prosperity and growth, as well as to secure the long-term well-being and quality of life in Europe.
Relevant posts:
- Kastelli I. and Caloghirou, Y., (2014) “The impact of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship on the growth and competitiveness of European traditional sectors“. In H. Hirsch-Kreinsen , I. Schwinge (eds.), Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship In Low-Tech Industries, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Tse, Τ. and Esposito, Μ. (2014) “Investing in ‘pockets of excellence’ in periphery countries would help the EU address its lack of competitiveness“, LSE Blogs, 19 February.
- Aivazova, N. (2013) “Role of Apprenticeships in Combating Youth Unemployment in Europe and the United States“, Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Brief, N. 13-20.