Recent socioeconomic trends in Trentino and Alto-Adige/South Tyrol (Italy)

10 December 2020 16.00 -17.30 CET Remote participation Tweet #spatialproductivity

The webinar represented the 11th meeting of the OECD Spatial Productivity Lab at the OECD Trento Centre

The OECD Spatial Productivity Lab (SPL)

The OECD Spatial Productivity Lab (SPL) is a dedicated research laboratory that works with local and global partners to advance knowledge about the ways regional policy and a better understanding of spatial links can improve productivity growth and thereby the creation of better jobs and well-being.

The OECD Spatial Productivity Lab is a part of the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development, which is an integral part of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities. The mission of the Trento Centre is to build capacities for local development in OECD member and non-member countries, working directly with policy makers at all levels of government.

Focus of this meeting

Recent socioeconomic trends in Trentino and Alto-Adige/South Tyrol (Italy)

This meeting brought together the SPL and its partners to discuss the social and economic situation during the COVID-19 pandemic in our host region, Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol. Representatives of the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development, the Bank of Italy Trento Branch, the European Research Institute on Cooperatives and Social Enterprises (EURICSE) and the University of Trento presented recent analyses of the trends in contagion, mobility, industrial output, credit, labour markets and labour demand, as well as social economy.

Participation

The event was open to civil society and all those interested in the topic upon free registration.

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Material & Information

Agenda

Agenda & presentations

Meeting summary (EN/IT)

Format & Registration

Digital event.

Contact

Alexandra.Tsvetkova@oecd.org

Speakers (in speaking order)

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Alessandra PROTO
Head, OECD Trento Centre for Local Development

Welcome remarks

Wessel VERMEULEN
Junior Economist, OECD Trento Centre for Local Development

COVID-19, mobility and employment: Assessment of Trentino and Alto-Adige/South Tyrol

Antonio ACCETTURO
Head, Economic Research Unit, Bank of Italy - Trento branch (Italy)

The economy of the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano: Business cycle update

Alexandra TSVETKOVA
Economist and Policy Analyst, OECD Trento Centre for Local Development

Labour demand trends during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from BG data

Chiara CARINI
Researcher, EURICSE

Co-operatives in the Provinces of Trento and Bolzano: Size, impact and recent trends

Andrea FRACASSO
Professor of Economic Policy and Director, School of International Studies, University of Trento

Closing remarks

Webinar

Previous SPL meetings

10th SPL meeting \| 29 October 2020 \| DIGITAL
	Business incentives and firm entry - The past, the present and the future The effectiveness of business incentives is a subject of debate among researchers but is a popular tool of supporting regional and local economic development. This seminar offered different perspectives on the link (established in the past) between policy-mandated business support and new firm entry. The differing points of view served as a background for a roundtable discussion among academics and practitioners on the ways to make incentives more effective, to bridge academic research and policy practice and to boost firm formation during and after the pandemic. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

9th SPL meeting \| 3 September 2020 \| DIGITAL
	The new reality of teleworking: People, firms, places The webinar brought together experts from academia, policy and policy research to share insights and discuss the impact of COVID-19 on teleworking/ homeworking and how the increase in working from home has affected mobility, productivity, wellbeing and local public policy. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

8th SPL meeting \| 7 May 2020 \| DIGITAL
	The world changed by COVID-19: Policy, economy, society The impacts of the global Covid-19 pandemic are highly localised. What are the regional dimensions of the crisis – from economy to policy to society – and how will regions emerge from the current crisis? Profound economic effects of the spread of coronavirus are already sorely felt across the world. The geographic pattern of the impacts on regional economies will not necessarily follow the pattern of the virus hot spots. Indeed, both geography and sectoral specialisation play a key role. Analyses of the pandemic’s labour impacts and regional policy responses together with a discussion of the ways to shape people’s expectations were presented at this SPL meeting. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

7th SPL meeting \| 20 February 2020 \| Trento, Italy Regional connectivity and firm growth The meeting was devoted to regional connectivity and firm growth. The first paper focused on the role of Global Value Chains (GVCs) and on the ways for regions to leverage connectivity for innovation and local growth. The second paper investigated the determinants of firm growth acceleration, which is a powerful economic driver. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

6th SPL meeting \| 11 December 2019 \| Trento, Italy Recent economic trends in Italy and the Provinces of Trento and Bolzano The meeting was devoted to the analysis of recent economic trends in Italy and the Spatial Productivity Lab's host region, the Provinces of Trento and Bolzano. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

5th SPL meeting \| 10 October 2019 \| Venice, Italy Spatial productivity for regional and local development The meeting presented a comprehensive overview of the literature, which identifies spatial and aspatial (those based on the firm- and industry-level research) productivity determinants. Invited speakers looked at specific mechanisms and processes related to geographical variations in productivity, such as agglomerations, Global Value Chains, migration, innovation networks and sorting of businesses and individuals across space. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

4th SPL meeting \| 17 April 2019 \| Trento, Italy Demography and productivity The meeting was devoted to the theme of demography and productivity. The first paper explored demographic employment patterns along business cycle, while the other offered insights into the needed productivity improvements to overcome the negative effects of aging. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

3rd SPL meeting \| 7 February 2019 \| Trento, Italy Economic resilience The meeting was dedicated to economic resilience, an ability of places to withstand negative shocks and to recover. The two presented papers focused on how regions with different industrial organisation and structure respond to various shocks and what can be done to enhance resilience. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

2nd SPL meeting \| 4 December 2018 \| Trento, Italy Place-based policies promoting productivity The meeting focused on the importance of place-based policies promoting productivity for regional and local development. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

1st SPL meeting \| 21 February 2018 \| Trento Italy The contribution of regions to the productivity of nations The first informal meeting of the Spatial Productivity Lab hosted a presentation by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, OECD Presentation

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Recent socioeconomic trends in Trentino and Alto-Adige/South Tyrol (Italy)

10th SPL meeting \| 29 October 2020 \| DIGITAL
	Business incentives and firm entry - The past, the present and the future The effectiveness of business incentives is a subject of debate among researchers but is a popular tool of supporting regional and local economic development. This seminar offered different perspectives on the link (established in the past) between policy-mandated business support and new firm entry. The differing points of view served as a background for a roundtable discussion among academics and practitioners on the ways to make incentives more effective, to bridge academic research and policy practice and to boost firm formation during and after the pandemic. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

9th SPL meeting \| 3 September 2020 \| DIGITAL
	The new reality of teleworking: People, firms, places The webinar brought together experts from academia, policy and policy research to share insights and discuss the impact of COVID-19 on teleworking/ homeworking and how the increase in working from home has affected mobility, productivity, wellbeing and local public policy. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

8th SPL meeting \| 7 May 2020 \| DIGITAL
	The world changed by COVID-19: Policy, economy, society The impacts of the global Covid-19 pandemic are highly localised. What are the regional dimensions of the crisis – from economy to policy to society – and how will regions emerge from the current crisis? Profound economic effects of the spread of coronavirus are already sorely felt across the world. The geographic pattern of the impacts on regional economies will not necessarily follow the pattern of the virus hot spots. Indeed, both geography and sectoral specialisation play a key role. Analyses of the pandemic’s labour impacts and regional policy responses together with a discussion of the ways to shape people’s expectations were presented at this SPL meeting. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

7th SPL meeting \| 20 February 2020 \| Trento, Italy Regional connectivity and firm growth The meeting was devoted to regional connectivity and firm growth. The first paper focused on the role of Global Value Chains (GVCs) and on the ways for regions to leverage connectivity for innovation and local growth. The second paper investigated the determinants of firm growth acceleration, which is a powerful economic driver. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

6th SPL meeting \| 11 December 2019 \| Trento, Italy Recent economic trends in Italy and the Provinces of Trento and Bolzano The meeting was devoted to the analysis of recent economic trends in Italy and the Spatial Productivity Lab's host region, the Provinces of Trento and Bolzano. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

5th SPL meeting \| 10 October 2019 \| Venice, Italy Spatial productivity for regional and local development The meeting presented a comprehensive overview of the literature, which identifies spatial and aspatial (those based on the firm- and industry-level research) productivity determinants. Invited speakers looked at specific mechanisms and processes related to geographical variations in productivity, such as agglomerations, Global Value Chains, migration, innovation networks and sorting of businesses and individuals across space. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

4th SPL meeting \| 17 April 2019 \| Trento, Italy Demography and productivity The meeting was devoted to the theme of demography and productivity. The first paper explored demographic employment patterns along business cycle, while the other offered insights into the needed productivity improvements to overcome the negative effects of aging. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

3rd SPL meeting \| 7 February 2019 \| Trento, Italy Economic resilience The meeting was dedicated to economic resilience, an ability of places to withstand negative shocks and to recover. The two presented papers focused on how regions with different industrial organisation and structure respond to various shocks and what can be done to enhance resilience. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

2nd SPL meeting \| 4 December 2018 \| Trento, Italy Place-based policies promoting productivity The meeting focused on the importance of place-based policies promoting productivity for regional and local development. Agenda & presentations Meeting summary (EN/IT)

1st SPL meeting \| 21 February 2018 \| Trento Italy The contribution of regions to the productivity of nations The first informal meeting of the Spatial Productivity Lab hosted a presentation by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, OECD Presentation

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