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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Finally, a huge thank you to all our RETHINK-GSC researchers for their hard work, insights, & for sharing findings in workshops, conferences, & policy dialogues. 👏 Here’s @akuegler.bsky.social @wifo.bsky.social at the ETSG 2025 in Milan, where several RETHINK-GSC research findings were presented.

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A huge thank you to our Advisory Board for supporting RETHINK-GSC. 💐 In this short clip, @marionjansen.bsky.social, @oecd-ocde.bsky.social, explains why understanding how knowledge flows through supply chains is key to innovation, resilience, and better policy advice. ▶️ Watch here 👇

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RETHINK-GSC | Understanding global supply chains - Marion Jansen

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

“𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 — just like global supply chains.” 🌍 @ronbdavies.bsky.social ( @ucddublin.bsky.social ) explains how ideas and innovations flow across borders, driving employment, productivity, and resilient companies. ▶️ Watch here 👇 #RETHINKGSC #Innovation #SupplyChains

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RETHINK-GSC | “Knowledge builds on knowledge” Ronald Davies

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 — creating a gap in academic innovation. 📉 Aleksandra Parteka (Gdańsk Tech) highlights the divide in EU research + what it means for cohesion + innovation policy. ▶️ Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2qf... #Innovation #Patents #EUResearch #HorizonEU

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RETHINK-GSC | University patenting in Europe - Aleksandra Parteka

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Europe’s supply chains are under pressure — from war, climate change... 💡 Research shows: stronger innovation + smarter policy = resilience. But structural gaps remain. Time to rethink investment. 👉 Read key insights: RETHINK-GSC Reveals Insights on GSC Resilience: rethink-gsc.eu/europe-must-...

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Ron Davies @ronbdavies.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I was very pleased to be part of this project!

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

💡 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀! Stronger research investment, better knowledge transfer, + policies linking trade, tax + innovation are key to resilience. 📽️More: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6P7... #SupplyChains #Innovation #EUResearch @horizoneu.bsky.social

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Rethinking Global Supply Chains | Complexity matters

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Climate change is putting global supply chains under stress. 🌍 Extreme weather events like droughts + floods can disrupt production, ports + trade routes. Governments + businesses can boost resilience through smarter policies + investment. Read the press release: 👉 rethink-gsc.eu/supply-chain...

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Missed last week’s RETHINK-GSC conference on the future of global supply chains? 🌍 🎥 The full recording is now online — watch insights from our researchers & policy leaders. 🔗 Watch here: www.bruegel.org/event/rethin...

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Rethinking global supply chains: insights for a changing world

What insights can we gain into the structure and dynamics of global supply chains?

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 17/09/2025

🎙️ EU foreign direct investment, explained @rebeccawire.bsky.social discusses with @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social & Damien Levie from European Commission's DG Trade on what is at stake as talks start on how to revise the FDI rules. #EconSky Listen to the podcast:

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EU foreign direct investment, explained

How can the EU coordinate national screening procedures in key sectors when outside investors want to buy in?

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Ron Davies @ronbdavies.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Our fearless leader Holger Görg explains why policies that ignore global supply chains don’t have a leg to stand on. @rethink-gsc.bsky.social

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

⏰ Tomorrow! Join us at @bruegel.org in Brussels (or online) for the 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞-𝗚𝗦𝗖 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! ➡️ Insights on global supply chains from our project ➡️ Policy panel with experts from the @kiel.institute, @univdauphine.bsky.social, @cepii-paris.bsky.social and more. Don’t miss it. 🔗More information 👇

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Vincent Vicard @vvicard.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The post-Covid period has sparked a reassessment of the risks & benefits of globalization, but how have multinationals actually adapted? The latest Lettre @cepii-paris.bsky.social is about our WP "Multinationals Here and There: Affiliates' Response to Global Crises" www.cepii.fr/PDF_PUB/wp/2... 👇

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CEPII @cepii-paris.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

🆕 Lettre du CEPII "Multinational Enterprises Since Covid: Stronger Than Domestic Firms, Especially at Home" by @constance-marette.bsky.social, Camilo Umana Dajud and @vvicard.bsky.social. www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/pub... #econsky #trade

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Multinational Enterprises reshaped their global employment post-COVID: 📉 foreign affiliates lagged, 📈 home ones led. Evidence of strategic reshoring is growing — and lasting. Read the paper by @vvicard.bsky.social and colleagues. @cepii-paris.bsky.social): rethink-gsc.eu/multinationa...

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

📢 RETHINK-GSC Final Policy Conference 📅 18 Sept 2025 | @bruegel.org, Brussels & online Knowledge flows, service inputs & economic shocks are reshaping #GlobalSupplyChains. Join us as we present our key research findings for policy + resilience. 🔗 Registration: www.bruegel.org/event/rethin... #GSC

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Saskia Meuchelböck @saskiameuchelboeck.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Happy to share that my research on how firms adapt to temporary infrastructure disruptions is finally out as a working paper!

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🚢 Klimaschocks hinterlassen Spuren! Unsere Forschung zeigt, dass das Niedrigwasser 2018 Unternehmen in Deutschland dauerhaft von der Binnenschifffahrt auf Schiene & Straße umsteigen ließ. 📰 Der Spiegel berichtet über @saskiameuchelboeck.bsky.socials Studie👇 #Lieferketten #Resilienz #Klimawandel

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Even short-term shocks can reshape supply chains. 🚢 New research by @saskiameuchelboeck.bsky.social shows German firms hit by the 2018 low water crisis on the Rhine permanently shifted away from inland shipping — a warning for climate resilience. Learn more: rethink-gsc.eu/germanys-low...

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

“The importance of trade in services between the US and the EU unfortunately only plays a minor role in the trade talks between the two countries, otherwise this would give the EU considerable negotiating power.” New Kiel Policy Brief by Holger Görg, RETHINK_GSC's project head, and colleagues! 👇

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🚀 More patents = more jobs — but only when innovation is diverse & connected. Our new RETHINK-GSC study shows: doubling patenting boosts jobs by 6%, but over-concentration in a few fields slows growth. 👉Smart, inclusive R&D policy is key. #Innovation #Jobs #STEM #EUresearch #RETHINKGSC

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Kiel Institut @kiel.institute · 25/06/2025

Innovation drives jobs: Doubling patent activity boosts employment by 6%. The effect is strongest in globally connected regions. But when innovation narrows to just a few tech fields, job growth stalls. New findings from EU project @rethink-gsc.bsky.social 👇

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Innovation Creates Jobs but Can Increase Inequality

Regions with higher levels of innovation experience stronger employment growth. Doubling patent activity leads to a 6 percent rise in jobs. The effect is even greater in regions that are well-integrat...

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Ron Davies @ronbdavies.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

New paper. My favorite takeaway is that MNEs are better at turning innovation into employment.

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

📣 New publication! "Multinational Network, Innovation and the Growth of Employment" MNEs = more innovation and more jobs. Study finds global firms are better at turning patents into employment. Local R&D → global ripple effect. Time to rethink how we support innovation? 💡🌍 #innovation #jobs #MNEs

Cover of the publication “Multinational Network, Innovation and the Growth of Employment,” featuring a skyscraper image and designed in the RETHINK-GSC visual style.

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🚨 Only 10% of EU patents involve universities. Why? A new study of 2,900 HEIs finds third-party funding boosts both quantity & quality of patents — especially in wealthier regions. Regional policy matters! 🔗 rethink-gsc.eu/funding-stru... #Patents #Innovation #ResearchFunding #RETHINKGSC #EU

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Agnes Kuegler @akuegler.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Great workshop, inspiring people and interesting work presentations. I learned a lot- thanks to all of you!

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Vincent Vicard @vvicard.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Great discussions of the works done within the #RETHINK-GSC project and 2 great keynotes

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Ron Davies @ronbdavies.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Really enjoyed this one, weather aside. Learned a lot, especially about open source software.

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

📈 📊 Two days of lively discussion & exchange on global supply chains, intangibles, and services. The RETHINK-GSC Gdańsk Workshop offered valuable insights & fresh perspectives for application. Read more 👉: rethink-gsc.eu/rethink-gsc-... #RETHINK-GSC #GlobalSupplyChains #EU-funded #HorizonEU

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RETHINK-GSC researcher Aleksandra Parteka, who is a professor of economics at the Gdańsk University of Technology and the host of the workshop, is gesturing while presenting her research on funding structures and university patenting.

Agnes Kügler, a RETHINK-GSC researcher and a senior economist at the WIFO, points to the formula used in her latest research on the effects of patent litigation and trade, which is displayed on the screen.

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Ron Davies @ronbdavies.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Full house, sharp insights, & lively discussion with @streckernm.bsky.social & Alan de Bromhead about “Shamrocks & Sledgehammers: Ireland in the Crossfire of Trump’s Trade War”. And 2x thanks to the students for the smart ?s @ucddublin.bsky.social @rethink-gsc.bsky.social @skatteforsk.bsky.social

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Ron Davies @ronbdavies.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Shamrocks & Sledgehammers: Ireland in the Crossfire of Trump’s Trade War @ucddublin.bsky.social Economists Alan de Bromhead, Nora Strecker & Ron Davies will discuss what Trump's tariffs mean for the Irish economy. 🗓️ 1pm Wednesday, April 23 📍 L024, Sutherland School of Law 👉 Register: rb.gy/7p0w8o

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

📢 CFP: Workshop on Automation & Labour Markets 📍 Aarhus, Denmark | Aug 21–22, 2025 Keynotes: 🔹 Anna Salomons (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) 🔹 Guy Michaels (LSE) 🗓️ Submission deadline: 1 May 2025 More information 👉 econ.au.dk/research-cen... #CFP #Econ #FutureOfWork #Automation

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

“When chaos reigns, the one at the centre of the storm calls the shots.” Find the English op-ed version "Trump’s tariff plan is unspeakably bad. Or is it just diabolical?" by @ronbdavies.bsky.social (@ucddublin.bsky.social)here: 👇 rethink-gsc.eu/trumps-tarif...

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

What if tariffs alone could eliminate the US trade deficit? 🧵 RETHINK-GSC institute lead @ronbdavies.bsky.social (@ucddublin.bsky.social) examined the set of assumptions underpinning Trump's tariffs, as laid out in last week's tariff announcement. More 👉 rethink-gsc.eu/deriving-the... 1/

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Ron Davies @ronbdavies.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

From the Sunday Times: www.thetimes.com/article/a4fc...

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

„This is not ‚reciprocity,‘ it’s self-harm.“ @julianhi.nz

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

As political interference & funding cuts threaten US universities & US-based top researchers. Europe should seize the opportunity to 🔹 attract world-class scientists 🌍 🔹 strengthen strategic research 🧬 🔹 close the innovation gap 💡 Read Aleksandra Parteka's op-ed 👉 rethink-gsc.eu/as-trump-tar...

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🚨 Europe’s Innovation Crisis 🚨 Only 8% of European patents come from universities, while the US & China surge ahead. Europe must act now: 🔹 Strengthen research ties (UK, US) 🔹 Fast-track commercialization 🔹 Invest Read the full commentary and find the interactive map here: lnkd.in/e5nbktRf

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Julian Hinz @julianhi.nz · 26/02/2025

🚨 KITE Insta-Analysis: Trump has announced his intention to put 25% tariffs on all EU goods. The impact would be significant for the EU, but the US would also face major costs—especially if the EU retaliates. 1/5 @kiel.institute

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Balázs Lengyel @blengyel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I am searching for applicants for a 3-year Momentum MSCA Fellowship at @AnetiLabs in Budapest, in the area of network science, urban data science, economic geography. Fellowship details: momentummsca.mta.hu Contact: anetilab.org Application deadline: May 31.

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Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Programme │MSCA Fellowship │ Hungary

Join the Momentum MSCA Premium Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme and advance your research in Hungary’s prestigious “Lendület” Momentum groups. Co-funded by the EU and the Hungarian Academy of Science...

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

🌍 Exciting discussions at our #EconomicSecurity & Global Trade workshop! Over two days, we explored policy, globalization, labor markets, etc. Opening greetings from Consul General Shinsuke Toda & keynotes from Jota Ishikawa & Pao-Li Chang. Huge thanks to all speakers, organizers & participants! 🚀

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Professor Pao-Li Chang, Singapore Management University, is giving her keynote lecture "A Dynamic Quantitative Analysis of Labor Market Implications of Taiwan’s WTO Accession: Skill, Capital, and the China Shock" to a full room.

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Julian Hinz @julianhi.nz · 24/02/2025

Kick-off for the workshop on “Economic Security and the Future of the Global Trading System” — extremely timely topic with papers on the impact of the democratic dividend and environmental policy on trade. @kiel.institute @rethink-gsc.bsky.social @joschkawanner.bsky.social

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Julian Hinz @julianhi.nz · 13/02/2025

🚨 KITE Insta-Analysis: The US is imposing reciprocal tariffs on all trading partners and may count VAT as a tariff. Bottom line: The impact is largest for the US itself among large economies. Of course, big caveat: Very limited information at this point. 1/3

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Check out ⁠— and follow ⁠— our RETHINK-GSC starter pack! go.bsky.app/DSyg4Di

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RETHINK-GSC @rethink-gsc.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

📣 New research: The expiry of the US Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) has led to a 5-10% drop in imports from developing countries. This is a blow to exporters, with implications for growth and market access. 🌍 Key takeaways: 1. Trade stability matters for developing nations

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Ron Davies @ronbdavies.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

As part of his new trade war with China, Trump suspended the de minimus exemption for imports from China. This exempts imports of "low-value" shipments -- under $800 -- from tariffs. Why was this created? The first reason given by the NFTC is that: 1/2.

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TWIN SEEDS @twinseedseu.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

🌟 Dive into our latest article, where we recap key moments from the end of 2024 and exciting plans for 2025. From panel to papers, our TWIN SEEDS dissemination journey continues! ➡️Check it out: twinseeds.eu/2025/01/21/w... #GlobalValueChains #HorizonEurope #Research #TWINSEEDS

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Wrapping Up and Moving Forward: Dissemination Highlights - Twin Seeds

The TWIN SEEDS project has been buzzing with activity as 2024 drew to a close and 2025 began, showcasing impactful research and fostering critical discussions on Global Value Chains (GVCs). From explo...

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Ron Davies @ronbdavies.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

This is finally in print. Joint work with Lena Specht, this estimates the impact of Brexit on foreign exchange students. For the UK, it's ugly. For the EU, a pretty big decline in incoming students. For Ireland, happy days! dx.doi.org/10.1111/roie...

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Brexit and foreign students in gravity

This paper examines the impact of Brexit on international student migration. In a structural gravity model, we estimate student migration between 69 countries for counterfactual scenarios in which th...

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