This article assesses the impact of welfare state systems on the performance of economies in creating the appropriate conditions for innovation and increased competitiveness. Since the 1970s, welfare systems have been regarded as disruptive influences on economic growth. This situation was exacerbated by the intensification of globalization and the emergence of new economies, which led to the need for initiatives to promote innovation and competitiveness, not least in the EU with so many different types of welfare state. To investigate the impact of welfare state systems on innovation performance and competitiveness, we used the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), which is based on a variety of indicators, as well as various essential indicators proposed by EU2020 innovation, such as the number of patents and the level of education and employment. The results obtained from the performance of five welfare state clusters of European countries have shown that the most comprehensive welfare states, primarily those in the Nordic countries, have been the most successful in achieving innovation goals and have long been ranked as innovation leaders in Europe. Moreover, public resource allocation for innovation leads to a more comprehensive agenda, including employment promotion, gender equality goals, and sustainability concerns. Welfare costs seem not to reduce competitiveness. And it is competitiveness itself that encourages the development of advanced social security systems.

本文评估了福利国家制度在为创新和提高竞争力创造适当条件方面对经济表现的影响。自 1970 年代以来，福利制度一直被视为对经济增长的破坏性影响。全球化的加剧和新经济体的出现加剧了这种情况，这导致需要采取举措来促进创新和竞争力，尤其是在拥有众多不同类型福利国家的欧盟。为了调查福利国家制度对创新绩效和竞争力的影响，我们使用了欧洲创新记分牌（EIS），它基于各种指标，以及欧盟2020创新提出的各种基本指标，比如专利的数量和受教育程度和就业水平。从五个欧洲国家福利国家集群的表现中获得的结果表明，最全面的福利国家，主要是北欧国家，在实现创新目标方面最为成功，长期以来一直被列为欧洲的创新领导者。此外，用于创新的公共资源分配导致更全面的议程，包括促进就业、性别平等目标和可持续性问题。福利成本似乎不会降低竞争力。正是竞争力本身鼓励了先进社会保障体系的发展。主要是北欧国家，在实现创新目标方面最为成功，长期以来一直被评为欧洲创新领导者。此外，用于创新的公共资源分配导致更全面的议程，包括促进就业、性别平等目标和可持续性问题。福利成本似乎不会降低竞争力。正是竞争力本身鼓励了先进社会保障体系的发展。主要是北欧国家，在实现创新目标方面最为成功，长期以来一直被评为欧洲创新领导者。此外，用于创新的公共资源分配导致更全面的议程，包括促进就业、性别平等目标和可持续性问题。福利成本似乎不会降低竞争力。正是竞争力本身鼓励了先进社会保障体系的发展。福利成本似乎不会降低竞争力。正是竞争力本身鼓励了先进社会保障体系的发展。福利成本似乎不会降低竞争力。正是竞争力本身鼓励了先进社会保障体系的发展。