Varieties of service economies in Europe

Gisela Di Meglio, Andreas Pyka and Luis Rubalcaba

No 44-2012, FZID Discussion Papers from University of Hohenheim, Center for Research on Innovation and Services (FZID)

Abstract: This paper identifies the varieties and dynamics of service economies in Europe, analysing the role of knowledge base and innovative efforts and their evolution across time and countries. Results based on aggregated macroeconomic data indicate that there is no convergence trend towards a single service economy model. Moreover, different service economies models can be associated with institutional and welfare state diversity. When analysing a comprehensive set of indicators at a disaggregated level a more detailed pattern of service economies emerges. The structural composition of countries plays a prominent role, while heterogeneity is driven by uneven knowledge bases and innovative efforts.

Keywords: services; social models; innovation; knowledge; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C38 L80 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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