How is the European Union progressing towards its Europe 2020 targets? A benefit-of-the-doubt window analysis

Charlotte Wüst and Nicky Rogge ()
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Charlotte Wüst: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven)
Nicky Rogge: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven)

Empirica, 2022, vol. 49, issue 2, No 6, 405-438

Abstract: Abstract This paper quantifies and compares the EU Member States' performance evolutions from 2006 to 2018 towards their Europe 2020 target by a Window Analysis of the Benefit-of-the-Doubt method. The results show an overall positive trend for EU Member States in progressing towards the Europe 2020 strategy targets, but also a divide between different groups of Member States. In general, progress in the Europe 2020 strategy of new EU Member States was more outspoken than for old EU Member States. However, in spite of this modest progress, old EU Member States maintain higher performance levels on the Europe 2020 indicators. Southern EU Member States experienced more difficulties to advance in the Europe 2020 strategy as a result of the strong impact of the financial crisis in 2008, but from 2016 onwards, they started to recover and demonstrated progress in the Europe 2020 strategy.

Keywords: Benefit-of-Doubt; Composite indicators; Europe 2020 Strategy; Headline indicators; National targets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C61 K00 K20 O50 O57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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