| ANRT | National Association for Technological Research (France) |
| BIF | Baltic Institute of Finland |
| EGF | European Globalisation Adjustment Fund |
| EPL | Employment Protection Legislation |
| EU | European Union |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| GVCs | Global value chains |
| ICT | Information and communication technologies |
| KORUS | U.S.‑Korea Trade Agreement |
| MAR-externalities | Marshall-Arrow-Romer-externalities |
| MIP | European Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure |
| NUTS 2/3 | EU Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (level 2/3) |
| OSHA Act | Outer Space and High-Altitude Activities Act (New Zealand) |
| POWER | Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (United States) |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RTOs | Research and technology organisations |
| SACI | Society-Academia Collaboration for Innovation (Japan) |
| SMEs | Small and medium‑sized enterprises |
| TAA | Trade Adjustment Assistance (United States) |
| TAAF | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (United States) |
| TL2/TL3 | OECD Territorial Level 2/3 |
| TREDEA | Tampere Region Economic Development Agency (Finland) |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
Productivity and Jobs in a Globalised World
(How) Can All Regions Benefit?