Reinhilde Veugelers
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Reinhilde Veugelers is a leading scholar at the intersection of innovation economics, industrial organization, and EU technology policy. Her work dissects how technological change—especially in robotics and artificial intelligence—reshapes corporate landscapes, often favoring "superstar firms" in winner-takes-most markets. In her highly influential paper "Are European firms falling behind in the global corporate research race" (2018, 17 citations), she reveals how rising income inequality and job displacement are not solely labor-market phenomena but are deeply tied to the uneven distribution of R&D prowess. Veugelers demonstrates that Europe’s corporate research base is losing ground to global leaders, a finding that has shaped policy debates on competitiveness and innovation funding. Her broader portfolio, with thousands of citations, includes seminal work on open innovation, university-industry linkages, and the role of young firms in driving breakthrough technologies. A Senior Fellow at Bruegel and Professor at KU Leuven, she has advised the European Commission and received the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant. For students and researchers, Veugelers offers a rigorous, policy-relevant lens on how innovation both creates and concentrates economic power.
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- 1Are European firms falling behind in the global corporate research race17 citations · 2018