Partner responsible: IEHAS
Partners involved:
IEHAS
CESR
FREF
IERS
UNOTT
RCEM
Objectives
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To analyze the mutual links between the basic components of the project
– which address separate, clearly defined aspects of the societal
effect of competitive pressure – within an integrated analytical
framework.
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To assess the policy implications of the interdependence and
interactions between corporate sector, labour market, households and
institutions in a comprehensive and consistent manner.
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To come up with integrated policy conclusions and recommendations
combining the results of the whole project.
The research to be undertaken within this workpackage will be
essentially of an inter-disciplinary nature and will involve constant
and intensive mutual exchange of information between the partners on
the basis of the results obtained within workpackages 1 to 4. The
first step in this exercise will be to identify the main links
and interdependencies between competitive pressure and social values,
as revealed in the interactions between firms, individuals and
institutions, in accordance with the outcomes of the four separate
workpackages. Apart from the identification of links, a dedicated
research effort will be necessary to analyze and assess the nature of
these interrelations as well as, eventually, the direction of causal
links, which will be essential for the formulation of policy
conclusions and recommendations.
As a second step, the results of this bridging exercise will be
fed back to the four individual project components in order to
introduce, if necessary, the implied changes in their modelling
framework. As a third step, on the basis of the high level of
coherence that is expected to be achieved, the four different
components will be brought together into an integrated analytical
framework.
The expected result of applying this multidisciplinary approach will be
an integrated descriptive model of competitive pressure and social
values which would allow to analyze and test, at least qualitatively,
but in a consistent framework, various sets of policies and to assess
their expected outcomes. This model will be the testing ground for
generating the main policy conclusions and recommendations from the
project.
The work on this workpackage (steps one and two) will start during the
final stages (the last six months) of workpackages 1 to 4 when it is
expected that the results of the latter will take their final shape.
Step three will be implemented when the work of the four basic
components will be over and the whole research effort will be
concentrated on their linking into an integrated model, on the testing
of the latter and producing a coherent global outcome from the project.
The work on workpackage 5 will involve the active participation of all
partners, with a leading contribution by partners IEHAS and CESR.
During all the stages of this workpackage, the research will be
conducted in close interactions with the policy making community: we
plan to supply them on a regular basis with our results and we shall be
expecting an active feedback from their part, which will also
incorporated in the integrated analytical framework.
Deliverables and milestone