Understanding productivity growth – new insights, new questions
Joint workshop of the Committee on Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) and
the Working Party on Industry Analysis (WPIA)
22-23 October 2013, OECD Conference Centre, Paris,
Draft Agenda
Introductory remarks
- Richard Snabel, Chair CIIE
- Javier Miranda, Chair WPIA
Session 1: Reallocation, employment and productivity growth
This session explored the role of enterprise dynamics – the role of entry, exit and growth of firms – for employment and productivity growth, based on analysis of microdata.
Chair and lead discussant: Dirk Pilat, OECD
Speakers:
- Mika Maliranta, ETLA and University of Jyväskylä, “Allocation and industry productivity: accounting for firm turnover”
- Johannes van Biesebroeck, KU Leuven, “Job creation, firm creation, and de novo entry”
- Johan Hombert, HEC, "Can Unemployment Insurance Sput Entrepreneurial Activity? Evidence From France"
- Fabiano Schivardi, University Luiss, Rome, “Demand or productivity: What determines firm growth?”
Discussion and national experiences
Session 2: Size distortions and Productivity
An important policy question is whether and how policies might have intended or/and unintended effects on economic efficiency. Almost all OECD countries have size contingent policies in place, and recent evidence suggests that these might explain poor resource allocation in certain countries and thus their gap in productivity performance. This session presented some recent evidence and discuss implications for policy
Chair and lead discussant: Nick Johnstone, OECD
Keynote:
- Luis Garicano, London School of Economics and Political Science
Discussion on the evidence and policy issues
Session 3: Productivity and competitiveness – key drivers and evidence
Productivity is a major driver of international competitiveness, which is a growing concern for many OECD countries in an increasingly interconnected economy. This session explored the micro determinants of productivity and competitiveness and their link to productivity and competitiveness at the macro level.
Chair and lead discussant: Filippo Di Mauro, European Central Bank
Speakers:
- Mirko Draca, University of Warwick, “Trade Induced Technical Change?”
- Jan Mischke, McKinsey Global Institute, "A sector view on competitiveness"
- Paul Conway, New Zealand Productivity Commission
Discussion on the evidence and policy issues
Session 4: Innovation and Knowledge-Based Capital – New Evidence and the Contribution to Productivity
This session explored new evidence on the drivers of productivity growth, focusing on the role of knowledge based capital (KBC) and its determinants. It discussed the role of policies in enhancing investment in KBC and growth.
Chair and lead discussant: Chiara Criscuolo, OECD
Speakers:
- Francesca Lotti, Bank of Italy, “The innovation gap of Italy’s production system: roots and possible solutions”
- Eric Bartelsman, Free University, Amsterdam, “ICT, Reallocation and Productivity”
Session 5: Panel Session on Enhancing Productivity Growth of knowledge based economies in a time of fiscal consolidation – What Policies Work?
This panel session discussed the actions that governments can take to strengthen productivity performance. It will also point to areas where the evidence on the effect of policies needs further strengthening.
Summing up and close
For more information regarding this meeting please contact : STI.Conferences@oecd.org
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