Vergangene Veranstaltungen

Workshop ausgerichtet durch das Büro des Produktivitätsrates

16. Oktober 2025

Die österreichische Industrie steht unter wachsendem Druck. Gründe dafür sind unter anderem die Energiekrise, protektionistische Tendenzen im Welthandel und Chinas zunehmende industrielle Dominanz. Gleichzeitig wird die Wirtschaft durch Digitalisierung und Ökologisierung grundlegend restrukturiert: Industrielle Tätigkeiten schrumpfen und wissensintensive Dienstleistungen gewinnen an Bedeutung.

Die damit einhergehende Restrukturierung des Arbeitsmarktes ist mit Friktionen verbunden: Für Arbeitskräfte ist es schwierig, mit den neuen Anforderungen in ausreichendem Maße Schritt zu halten. Dies verschärft bereits bestehende Rekrutierungsschwierigkeiten für Unternehmen, insbesondere im Bereich digitaler und technischer Qualifikationen. Laut EIB – Investitionsbefragung war 2024 der Fachkräftemangel neben den hohen Energiekosten und der globalen Unsicherheit das wichtigste Investitionshemmnis in Österreich. Gleichzeitig drohen soziale Verwerfungen wie Einkommensungleichheit oder regionale Disparitäten, wenn von Beschäftigungsrückgang betroffene industriell geprägte Regionen keine adäquaten Alternativen schaffen können.

Um den Wandel aktiv zu gestalten, braucht es gezielte wirtschafts- und sozialpolitische Maßnahmen. Das Regierungsprogramm sieht daher die Ausarbeitung einer Industriestrategie vor. Diese soll eine Standortvision, die Definition industrieller Schwerpunkte und der Priorisierung von Maßnahmen zur Stärkung des Wirtschaftsstandortes enthalten, darunter eine Fachkräfte- und Qualifizierungsstrategie.

Der Workshop widmet sich diesem zentralen Aspekt der zu entwickelnden Industriestrategie: Wie lässt sich das Arbeitsangebot gezielt an den Wandel der Wirtschaft anpassen? Die Beiträge beleuchten in erster Linie die Entwicklung der Arbeitskräfte-Nachfrage und versuchen daraus Lehren für die Entwicklung von Maßnahmen zur Stärkung des Arbeitskräfteangebots zu ziehen. Dabei stehen folgende Fragen im Fokus:

• Wie wirkt sich der Strukturwandel auf die Beschäftigung aus? Welche Rolle spielen dabei die ökologische und digitale Transformation, sowie die neue geopolitische Realität?
• In welchen Sektoren entstehen neue Jobs, wo wird Beschäftigung abgebaut?
• Wo und warum entsteht Fachkräftemangel? In welchem Zusammenhang steht er mit den Eigenschaften der Unternehmen?
• Welche Maßnahmen ergreifen die Unternehmen, um ihre Belegschaft an den Strukturwandel anzupassen? Wo stoßen sie dabei auf Schwierigkeiten?
• Welche wirtschaftspolitischen Maßnahmen können dazu beitragen, das Arbeitsangebot an die sich verändernde Arbeitsnachfrage anzupassen?
• Wie lassen sich die sozialen Folgen des Strukturwandels – etwa Ungleichheiten oder soziale Disparitäten – bewältigen?

Die Erkenntnisse aus dem Workshop sollen in die Empfehlungen des Produktivitätsberichtes 2025 einfließen.

Teilnahme auf Einladung. Teilnehmer:innenkreis: Produktivitätsrat, Büro des Produktivitätsrates, AK, AMS, Bertelsmannstiftung, BMWET, BMASGPK, IHS, OECD, OeNB, WIFO, WKÖ. 

Publikationsjahr: 2025
 

Webinar von Carlo Altomonte, Italienischer Produktivitätsrat

14. Oktober 2025, 16-17 Uhr

Teilnahme via Webex https://oenb.webex.com/oenb/j.php?MTID=mc633d5a8a5f706a8a76a8d61435f69f4

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Abstract: In Italy, as in the rest of Europe, the stagnant dynamics of productivity represent a structural constraint, often overlooked in the formulation of public policies. Since the determinants of productivity are cross-cuIing – from innovation to the quality of institutions – it is necessary to adopt an integrated approach, overcoming the fragmentation between areas of intervention. To reverse the trend, a joint effort is needed at the national and European level, oriented towards the long term and supported by empirical evidence.

Download: Italian Annual Productivity Report 2025

Publikationsjahr: 2025
 

Webinar von Thilo Kroeger und Michael Kogler, Deutscher Sachverständigenrat für Wirtschaft

15. Juli 2025

Abstract: The German economy has been experiencing structural change – a shift in economic activity from manufacturing to services - although the share of manufacturing in gross value added has remained at a higher level than in other advanced economies since the 1990s. This is primarily a result of historical specialization and locational advantages. In the coming years, however, structural change will likely accelerate, driven by changes in international trade relations, decarbonization, digitalization and AI, as well as demographic ageing. The impact of structural change especially on employment is heterogeneous across regions: While metropolitan areas and economically strong rural regions benefit from positive agglomeration effects, disadvantaged regions (e.g., in East Germany) will likely face declining employment. In addition, regions that have been economically successful with a stable industry composition will also be affected by structural change, in particular, if they have specialized in knowledge-intensive manufacturing industries. Policy options to mitigate regional adjustment frictions and to prevent structural unemployment include providing suitable and attractive training opportunities for affected workers, investing in infrastructure and promoting technological progress with R&D investments.

Publikationsjahr: 2025
 

Webinar von Alain Durré, Französischer Produktivitätsrat

5. Juni 2025, 15-16 Uhr

Teilnahme über Webex: https://oenb.webex.com/oenb/j.php?MTID=mecc176ecad3893de2e5b74fad0c83f15

Abstract: Beyond factors common to all euro area countries; the analysis explores potential factors specific to France that may explain the additional slowdown in labour productivity per employee in market sectors (excluding agriculture), relative to its pre-Covid trend (2010–2019). Drawing on recent empirical literature, this section introduces three key innovations: (a) it provides an updated and more precise methodology compared with previous studies, incorporating recent national accounts data; (b) it examines the sensitivity of the findings to certain underlying assumptions; and (c) it investigates the causes of the productivity slowdown at the sector level.

Drawing on new data from the French national accounts (base year 2020 ), we analyse changes in apparent labour productivity per capita across sectors between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2024 . In order to assess accurately the contribution of each sector to overall productivity in the economy, these variations are analysed according to each sector’s relative size. A special role from recent labour market reforms – in favour of more apprenticeships and labour market participation – is particularly discussed at the global et sectoral levels.

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Publikationsjahr: 2025
 

Webinar von Janne Huovari, Finnish Productivity Board

29.4.2025, 15-16 Uhr

Teilnahme über Webex: https://oenb.webex.com/oenb/j.php?MTID=md7f4050b9b56bf5468c7a4cd889db555

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.

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Publikationsjahr: 2025
 

Webinar von Siska Vandecandelaere und Chantal Kegels, National Productivity Board - Belgium

8.4.2025, 15-16 Uhr

Teilnahme über Webex: https://oenb.webex.com/oenb/j.php?MTID=m6643e5dfca23df583fdf605384d36003

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.

Publikationsjahr: 2025
 

Webinar von Nicolai Kaarsen, DØRS – Danish Economic Councils

19.06.2024 15-16 Uhr

Teilnahme über Webex: https://oenb.webex.com/oenb/j.php?MTID=ma14ca1e52128dde4017cea7fa4981dac

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.

Publikationsjahr: 2024
 

Webinar von Leon Bettendorf, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Analysis 

22.05.2024 15-16 Uhr

Abstract: In earlier research we found no evidence for a growing productivity gap between frontier firms and the median firm in the period 2007-2015. In addition, we found that the composition of the top decile of productivity substantially changed from year to year. However, recent research on new datasets shows that the productivity gap started increasing during the last years and that around 90% of firms are remaining at the frontier.

Der Produktivitätsrat hat den 3. Technical Support Instrument Workshop des CompNet ausgerichtet, der von 22.-23. Februar in Wien stattgefunden hat. Mitglieder des CompNet, Produktivitätsräte und Vertreter:innen nationaler statistischer Ämter aus ganz Europa trafen einander, um den aktuellen Stand der Entwicklung einer gemeinsamen Mikrodatenplattform zu erörtern und aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge mit vergleichenden Mikrodaten auf Unternehmensebene zu diskutieren.

Dieser Workshop war eine Aktivität im Rahmen des Projekts "Microdata platform for productivity", das durch eine Förderung der Generaldirektion Unterstützung von Strukturreformen (DG REFORM) der Europäischen Kommission unter der Finanzhilfevereinbarung Nr. 101101853 und Nr. 101140673 (Österreich) unterstützt wurde.

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What do the Recovery and Resilience Plans tell us about linking transformation and innovation policy?
 

Webinar mit DI DR. Matthias Weber
Vortragssprache Englisch
7. Dezember 2023

Governments are increasingly utilising research and innovation (R&I) policy to foster economic and societal change. Yet, the empirical correlation between these policies and socio-technical transformations remains under-explored. The report investigates this relationship by comparing the Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs) of Austria, Finland and Sweden, initiated under the NextGenerationEU framework post Covid-19. The report to be presented at this seminar investigates significant disparities in the content, process and transformative value of the RRPs among these countries. The differences in the content of the national RRPs, and the ability and willingness to seize the opportunity presented by the RRPs to drive transformation, are explained by existing national policy contexts and frameworks. Surprisingly, the role of R&I policy in the RRPs is less important than expected, despite its emphasised importance in literature and political rhetoric. The report further identifies implications for a transformative innovation policy as well as areas for further research.

Link zum Bericht: https://doi.org/10.1787/45d3a149-en
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Webinar mit Alessandro Zona Mattioli — Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (vu.nl)

14.11.2023 11-12:30 CEST

Contrary to widespread concern about EU firms’ indebtedness, we show that EU corporate leverage is steadily declining in a clear reversal from its historical trend. Using tax filing data from the universe of French and Dutch firms, we find a consistent decline in both gross and net leverage since 2000—a trend that also occurs in other EU countries as well as among non-listed US firms. The decline occurred during periods of strong growth, sharp crises and recovery under very loose monetary policy. It is consistent across the entire size distribution, dividend and non-dividend paying firms, and firms with high or low productivity growth. It appears robust to financial constraint measures, and is not driven by survival bias. These results point to a significant decline in credit demand, which is supported by a 2SLS analysis using shocks to exporting firms’ investment opportunities. Our tentative conclusion is that most EU firms demand less credit because of reduced investment prospects, while a subset rely more on intangible assets that can be created with little debt financing.

Webinar mit Filippo di Mauro - IWH

14.11.2023 11-12:30 CEST

The 2023 Flagship Firm Productivity Report offers critical insights on the short-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis across several dimensions: firm-level productivity, competitiveness, potential output, the reallocation of resources, and firm concentration. The report also examines firm responses to energy price shocks and tighter credit constraints. The results are relevant for the post-COVID recovery across Europe, and for building resilience while waiting for the next crisis.

Link zum Report: CompNet_Productivity_Report_-_July_2023.pdf (comp-net.org)

Webinar von Prof Slavo Radosevic | UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) - UCL – University College London.

11.10.2023

The webinar focuses on the challenge of institutionalizing experimentation in transformative innovation policy beyond initial pilot projects. It compares two experimental approaches: pilots and policy labs, and explores how to embed them into regional settings either via agencies or through grassroots stakeholder involvement. Drawing from EU regional innovation policy case studies, including Slovenia, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden, the analysis reveals that mainstream solutions like pilots and policy labs face significant hurdles. It advocates for a blend of top-down and bottom-up strategies facilitated by regional or national governments to successfully implement Partnerships for Regional Innovation (PRI). The study offers preliminary guidance on policy design to enhance the likelihood of scaling up innovations.

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Further reading:

S. Radosevic, D.Kanellou, G.Tsekouras (2023). The experimentation–accountability trade-off in innovation and industrial policy: are learning networks the solution? Science and Public Policy, Volume 50, Issue 4, August 2023, Pages 655–669, https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scad013

S. Radosevic, G. Tsekouras and P. Wostner. (2023). Institutionalising experimentation in innovation policy: challenges and solutions in upscaling, European Commission, Seville, Spain 2023, JRC134408

Online-Vortrag mit anschließender Diskussion von Dirk Pilat, Research Fellow am The Productivity Institute (UK) und Associate Researcher am Valencia Institute of Economic Research

01.02.2023
Dirk Pilat presented a comprehensive review of recent analytical work and policy recommendations from ten national productivity commissions, including those from countries such as Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, etc. He demonstrated that while these commissions face similar challenges, there are also some crucial areas of competitiveness and productivity improvement that have not received enough consideration, such as the interconnection between climate change and productivity, the significance of the public sector in enhancing productivity, and the impact of productivity growth on improving the standard of living and overall well-being.

D. Pilat (2023). The Rise of Pro-Productivity Institutions: A Review of Analysis and Policy Recommendations. Productivity Insights Paper No. 015, The Productivity Institute, Link.

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Online-Vortrag mit anschließender Diskussion von Dr. Niklas Garnadt, Generalsekretär des Sachverständigenrates für Wirtschaft

07.12.2022
In einem Online-Vortrag präsentiert Generalsekretär Dr. Niklas Garnadt vor einem Fachpublikum die Hauptergebnisse des Jahresgutachtens des SVR für Wirtschaft 2022/23. Der Vortrag fokussiert auf die Themen Energiekrise und Strukturwandel, Fachkräftesicherung und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und bietet die Möglichkeit zur anschließenden Diskussion der Ergebnisse

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