Europe is falling behind, can it pick up the pace when it comes to innovation?

Philippe Aghion writes for Polytechnique Insights on how Europe must prepare its own AI strategy if it wishes to make up ground lost to the U.S. in terms of GDP per capita, productivity and disruptive innovations.

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Philippe Aghion

1 July 2026

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Polytechnique Insights

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https://www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/economy/europe-is-falling-behind-can-it-pick-up-the-pace-when-it-comes-to-innovation/

This work is published under POID and the CEP's Growth programme.

This publication comes under the following CEP theme: Technology adoption and diffusion