Investing in and for the Sustainable Development Goals

Ruzica RAKIC Author-Email Ruzica.RAKIC ec.europa.eu and Román Arjona ()
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Ruzica RAKIC Author-Email Ruzica.RAKIC ec.europa.eu: European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Directorate A — Policy & Programming Centre, Unit A.1 — Chief Economist – R&I Strategy & Foresight
Román Arjona: European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Directorate A — Policy & Programming Centre, Unit A.1 — Chief Economist – R&I Strategy & Foresight

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Abstract: While R&I investments are key drivers for growth and jobs, their role as key enablers to accelerate the transition towards an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable Europe is also widely recognised. Because of the scope, scale and urgency of the societal challenges facing Europe, policy is called to pay increased attention not just to the volume of R&D investments, but also to the overall direction of these investments. This note looks at the current R&D investment trends, the importance of tax incentives, and whether the national governments are steering their budgets towards addressing SDGs.

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals; SDGs; research and innovation; R&D investment; tax incentives; sustainability; policy coordination; EU research policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O32 O38 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 2019-06
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DOI: 10.2777/538987

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