Competing for Sustainability? An Institutionalist Analysis of the New Development Model of the European Union

Claudius Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Theresa Hager and Anna Hornykewycz

Journal of Economic Issues, 2023, vol. 57, issue 2, 676-683

Abstract: This article explores whether the EU’s new economic development model of competitive sustainability could serve as a blueprint for ecologically sustainable development models for advanced economies in general. To this end, we first discuss theoretically the interplay between competitiveness and sustainability and identify several challenges for combining them. In delineating different interpretations of competitive sustainability, we emphasize that operationalizing the concept requires deliberate design of the institutions governing competition so that it can contribute to sustainability. We substantiate our claim by using input-output data to analyze whether the identified challenges are indeed relevant. We conclude that they are, and propose possible solutions.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2023.2203637

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