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Webinar by Janne Huovari, Finnish Productivity Board

 

April 29, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
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Abstract: Slow productivity growth has been one of Finland's main economic challenges since the financial crisis. Now, the Finnish economy is also facing rising global challenges relating to climate change and mitigation as well as to the shifting geopolitical environment. Unless effectively addressed, these challenges could undermine productivity growth. The green transition may also have a positive impact on labour productivity. Industrial policy measures may be needed to address the green transition and geopolitical issues.

 

Year of publication: 2025
 

Webinar by Siska Vandecandelaere and Chantal Kegels, National Productivity Board - Belgium

 

April 8, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
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Abstract: The presentation will focus on two thematic analyses of the Annual Report of 2024.

The first is the contribution of non-market services to productivity growth of the economy. In the absence of market prices for non-market services, it is not possible, based on national accounts alone, to construct a measure of the productivity of these activities of the same quality than the one for market activities. Therefore, we propose to look at other quantitative and qualitative indicators to better monitor the evolution of the contribution of these services to the economy as a whole. Given the importance of human capital in productivity growth, we focus our investigation in the context of this report on education.

A second theme explored in the 2024 report focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on productivity growth. Expectations are high, but does AI truly have the potential to revive sluggish productivity growth? And how does Belgium perform in terms of AI-adoption? In conclusion, we examine the most important barriers to AI-adoption and identify some key policy levers to fully realize the benefits of this new technology.

 

Year of publication: 2024
 

Webinar by Nicolai Kaarsen, DØRS – Danish Economic Councils

 

June 19, 2024, 3-4 p.m.

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Abstract: During the past 20 years, Danish firms have increased their exports of goods produced abroad that never cross the Danish border (so-called merchanting and processing activities). We find that the increase is driven by a handful of superstar manufacturing firms who have expanded globally using production in other countries. The rise of these superstars and their expanded foreign activities explain a substantial share of Danish productivity growth in recent years and also drive an increase in markups and a decrease in the labor share. Besides the analysis, the presentation will include a brief overview of the main policy recommendations and comments on recent Danish productivity policy from the 2024 productivity report.

 

Year of publication: 2024