Why does China and in particular two firms, BYD and CATL, lead in EVs and EV batteries? @lindsaywhitfield.bsky.social and I address this question in a new paper published open access in Progress in Economic Geography. More details in the replies. doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...

Lindsay Whitfield & @tobiaswuttke.bsky.social on Opps for Latecomer Techno Catch-up with renewables @professorsud.bsky.social on Asian Coal Economies onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Dic Lo, Niangjijia Nyangchak & Fanqi Lin on China Green Transition onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Really enjoyed reading this article. This was a particularly useful insight.

Really interesting work on technological catch-up by @lindsaywhitfield.bsky.social and @tobiaswuttke.bsky.social published in @devandchg.bsky.social ! 🙌🤩

New Paper out in Development & Change (open access): "Opportunities for Latecomer Technological Catch-up in the Era of Renewables Capitalism" with @lindsaywhitfield.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @devandchg.bsky.social

Happy to share a new article published in the Journal of Development Studies, co-authored with Tobias Wuttke and Kriengkrai Techakanont: "Competition and Development in Automotive Global Value Chains: Insights from Thailand, South Africa and Argentina" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

IPCEIs have recently emerged as a key tool in the EU's fast-growing industrial policy toolbox. In a new paper in Competition & Change, @luukschmitz.bsky.social, @tobiaswuttke.bsky.social and I take a closer look at how this instrument works on the ground. A short thread (link to the paper below)👇

Nice @pkrugman.bsky.social blog on why the US dominates tech, and what Europe can (and cannot) learn from America. 1/ paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-does-u...

My policy alert on #Georgia : what’s happening, what the #EU can do, and why giving up is not an option! 🇬🇪🇪🇺

The FT printed my letter regarding the EU mandating tech transfer from Chinese firms. Contrary to the celebratory mood over this news, I am very sceptical. www.ft.com/content/cc03...

Great podcast on East Asia‘s green transition with Elizabeth Thurbon, Lindsay Whitfield and Cornel Ban. open.spotify.com/episode/1KhE...

🚨New LUHNIP Policy Brief with @luukschmitz.bsky.social & T. Wuttke in which we summarize key findings from our recent paper on the 'Costs of Conditionality' and elaborate & expand on our policy suggestions. 🔗https://leap.luiss.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/LUHNIP-PB2.24-Costs_of_conditionality.pdf

🚨 New working paper with @luukschmitz.bsky.social & Tobias Wuttke. To better understand how EU industrial policy actually works, we take an in-depth look at the governance of Important Projects of Common European Interest. Questions and comments welcome! 🔗 osf.io/preprints/os...