Presentation by Wessel Vermeulen, Junior Economist, OECD Trento Centre at the 11th Spatial Productivity Lab meeting of the OECD Trento Centre held in virtual format on 10 December 2020.
More OECD info: https://oe.cd/SPL
OECD Regional Outlook 2016 - Presentation, Brussels, Belgium 11 October 2016OECD Governance
1. The document discusses productivity differences between regions in OECD countries, with a growing gap between the most productive "frontier" regions and less productive "lagging" regions.
2. It finds that while countries are converging in GDP per capita, regions within countries are diverging, with urban regions growing faster than rural areas.
3. The document advocates policies like structural reforms, public investments, and multi-level governance to help less productive "catching-up" regions increase productivity and reduce economic disparities between regions.
Well Being in Danish cities - measuring local well-being for policymakingOECD Governance
OECD presentation on Well Being in Danish Cities - Overview:
1. Why and how to measure well-being in cities
2. What are the city-regions in Denmark?
3. How do Danish city-regions fare in terms of people’s well-being?
4. How can well-being metrics be used for policy-making?
For more information, see the publication Well-being in Danish Cities http://www.oecd.org/gov/well-being-in-danish-cities-9789264265240-en.htm
The COVID-19 crisis and recovery has been uneven across regions and cities. There is an average 17 percentage point gap in excess mortality rates within countries in 2020. Vaccination rates also vary significantly between regions, with an average 16 percentage point difference between the most and least vaccinated regions in September 2021. This uneven impact risks increasing regional inequalities and threats to the broader economic recovery, as unemployment remains higher than pre-COVID levels in over 80% of OECD regions. The OECD Regional Recovery Platform aims to better understand this uneven recovery and support policymakers through indicators on resilience, recovery, impacts, scenarios, and a policy database.
It's time for Tennessee to have an Office of Outdoor Recreation. In the state, outdoor rec generates $21.6B in consumer spending annually, supporting 188,000 jobs, producing $65.B in wages and $1.4B in state and local tax revenue. It's time to give this often-overlooked industry a seat at the table for policy at the state level.
Offical Development Assistance extended by local and regional governmentsOECDregions
Presentation on ODA extended by local and regional governments and emerging paradigms in DDC, made at the 5th Assises of Decentralised Cooperation “Regions and Cities for Development”,10-11 July 2017, in Brussels, Belgium, by Aziza Akmouch, Regional Development Policy, OECD.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
OECD presentation on Land Value Capture Research, made at the Land Value Capture Research Symposium, at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 15-17 August 2017, by Abel Schumann, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information at http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
Data is created everywhere and is extensively used in government, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and social media. Marketing and research companies compile data from various sources to make meaningful inferences and decisions. Data has become increasingly important in today's world of rapid technological development and access to information. Financial systems rely heavily on real-time data and information flows to power electronic trading strategies and quantitative models used by major banks. Many companies and sectors are dependent on analyzing and presenting data to remain competitive and understand trends.
National Prosperity Through Modern Rural Policy- 10th OECD Rural Conference, ...OECD Governance
This conference will mark the 10th meeting of the world’s leading policy officials, international experts and representatives from the private sector for discussing best practices for rural areas. This meeting will take stock of the evolution and progress made in rural development since the first conference held in 2002. For more information please see www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/
OECD Regional Outlook 2016 - Presentation, Brussels, Belgium 11 October 2016OECD Governance
1. The document discusses productivity differences between regions in OECD countries, with a growing gap between the most productive "frontier" regions and less productive "lagging" regions.
2. It finds that while countries are converging in GDP per capita, regions within countries are diverging, with urban regions growing faster than rural areas.
3. The document advocates policies like structural reforms, public investments, and multi-level governance to help less productive "catching-up" regions increase productivity and reduce economic disparities between regions.
Well Being in Danish cities - measuring local well-being for policymakingOECD Governance
OECD presentation on Well Being in Danish Cities - Overview:
1. Why and how to measure well-being in cities
2. What are the city-regions in Denmark?
3. How do Danish city-regions fare in terms of people’s well-being?
4. How can well-being metrics be used for policy-making?
For more information, see the publication Well-being in Danish Cities http://www.oecd.org/gov/well-being-in-danish-cities-9789264265240-en.htm
The COVID-19 crisis and recovery has been uneven across regions and cities. There is an average 17 percentage point gap in excess mortality rates within countries in 2020. Vaccination rates also vary significantly between regions, with an average 16 percentage point difference between the most and least vaccinated regions in September 2021. This uneven impact risks increasing regional inequalities and threats to the broader economic recovery, as unemployment remains higher than pre-COVID levels in over 80% of OECD regions. The OECD Regional Recovery Platform aims to better understand this uneven recovery and support policymakers through indicators on resilience, recovery, impacts, scenarios, and a policy database.
It's time for Tennessee to have an Office of Outdoor Recreation. In the state, outdoor rec generates $21.6B in consumer spending annually, supporting 188,000 jobs, producing $65.B in wages and $1.4B in state and local tax revenue. It's time to give this often-overlooked industry a seat at the table for policy at the state level.
Offical Development Assistance extended by local and regional governmentsOECDregions
Presentation on ODA extended by local and regional governments and emerging paradigms in DDC, made at the 5th Assises of Decentralised Cooperation “Regions and Cities for Development”,10-11 July 2017, in Brussels, Belgium, by Aziza Akmouch, Regional Development Policy, OECD.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
OECD presentation on Land Value Capture Research, made at the Land Value Capture Research Symposium, at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 15-17 August 2017, by Abel Schumann, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information at http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
Data is created everywhere and is extensively used in government, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and social media. Marketing and research companies compile data from various sources to make meaningful inferences and decisions. Data has become increasingly important in today's world of rapid technological development and access to information. Financial systems rely heavily on real-time data and information flows to power electronic trading strategies and quantitative models used by major banks. Many companies and sectors are dependent on analyzing and presenting data to remain competitive and understand trends.
National Prosperity Through Modern Rural Policy- 10th OECD Rural Conference, ...OECD Governance
This conference will mark the 10th meeting of the world’s leading policy officials, international experts and representatives from the private sector for discussing best practices for rural areas. This meeting will take stock of the evolution and progress made in rural development since the first conference held in 2002. For more information please see www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/
Low density regions: places of opportunityOECDregions
Presentation on low density regions made at the DG Agri at the European Commission on Future Orientation of OECD’s Work on Rural Policy. Presentation made by Enrique Garcilazo, Head Rural Policy, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/oecdworkonruraldevelopment.htm
Emerging paradigms in Decentralised Development CooperationOECDregions
Presentation on Emerging paradigms in Decentralised Development Cooperation made at the 5th Assises of Decentralised Cooperation “Regions and Cities for Development”,10-11 July 2017, in Brussels, Belgium, by Stefano Marta, Regional Development Policy, OECD.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
This chapter discusses key macroeconomic concepts including:
1) The two major issues in macroeconomics are economic growth and business cycles which include unemployment and inflation.
2) Important measures used to evaluate macroeconomic performance are GDP, GDP per capita, unemployment rate, inflation rate, and potential GDP.
3) Macroeconomic policies implemented by governments include fiscal policy related to government spending and taxation and monetary policy which controls money supply and interest rates. These policies aim to promote growth, reduce unemployment, and lower inflation.
A territorial approach to food securityOECDregions
Presentation on the OECD-FAO-UNCDF joint initiative on Food Security made at the Global Donor Platform Annual General Assembly (AGA), on 1-2 February 2017, by Stefano Marta, Rural Policy, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information at: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
This document discusses economic growth and factors that influence it. It defines economic growth as an increase in potential GDP over time, measured by expanding production capabilities. Growth rates are calculated by comparing GDP values between years. Economic growth increases standards of living by raising GDP per capita. While population growth reduces growth in GDP per person, productivity gains can outweigh this effect and allow sustained increases in living standards over long periods. Factors driving productivity and growth include investment in physical and human capital, technology advances, and strong economic institutions.
The document discusses the work of the South West Observatory (SWO) in coordinating Local Economic Assessments (LEAs) across authorities in the region. Specifically:
1) SWO has helped authorities achieve consensus on a set of core indicators for LEAs and provided this data.
2) SWO led a joint commission to map Functional Economic Market Areas for 15 authorities and regional bodies.
3) The SWO LEA Evidence Coordinator shares information to encourage consistent and collaborative assessments across the region.
Presentation on Future policy for rural areas made at the 2ème Rencontre d’Automne des Nouvelles Ruralités on 26 October 2017, Valence, France
More information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
Divided cities: understanding income segregation in metropolitan areasOECDregions
Presentation on Divided cities: understanding income segregation in metropolitan areas made at the European week of regions and cities on 11 October 2017. Presentation by Paolo Veneri, Terrtitorial Analysis and Statistics, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism.
For more information: http://www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/regionalstatisticsandindicators.htm
The document discusses GDP growth rates in India and other countries. It provides context on how GDP is used to measure a country's economy. Specifically, it notes that India's GDP growth rate was 2.4% in 2020, while the US was -3.7% and Russia and China were also negative. It defines GDP as the total monetary value of goods and services produced within a country in one year. GDP gives policymakers information to analyze the economy and impact of policies, but it also has limitations in accuracy between countries.
This document discusses opportunities for greater policy linkages between the tourism and agriculture sectors in Barbados. It provides snapshots of the sectors' contributions to GDP and employment. Existing related policies in the White Paper on Tourism Development and Tourism Master Plan support linkages between tourism and agriculture through agro-tourism. Opportunities for stronger policy linkages include inter-ministerial mechanisms, legal agreements, improved access to statistics, and joint initiatives through cross-budget collaboration.
Presentation on mining regions and their cities made at the 11th Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining, held on 30 October to November 2017 in Levis, Lapland, Finland. Presenation by Chris McDonald, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/mining-regions.htm
Co-operatives in the Provinces of Trento and Bolzano: Size, impact and recent...OECD CFE
1) Cooperatives represent a fundamental part of the economy in the provinces of Trento and Bolzano in Italy. In 2018, cooperatives accounted for 1.2% of companies and 12.6% of employment in Trento, and 1.6% of companies and 5.2% of employment in Bolzano.
2) The document discusses the potential consequences of COVID-19 on cooperatives in these provinces based on preliminary data and considerations. Sectors like social services and tourism may be impacted the most.
3) The researcher plans to further analyze medium-to-long term economic and social impacts of the pandemic on local cooperatives and families in a report in late 2021.
UN Bosnia and Herzegovina - Poverty Eradication AgendaUNDP Eurasia
The document discusses poverty and economic issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It notes that the UN and World Bank support statistical research to understand poverty in BiH. Key facts provided include that the poverty rate was 14% in 2007, with some groups more vulnerable than others. Challenges discussed include high unemployment, an ineffective social assistance system, and education issues. The UN and World Bank are working to support priorities like governance, social inclusion, and the environment through their development assistance programs in BiH from 2010-2014 and 2012-2015 respectively.
Putting well being metrics into policy action, Susan BattlesStatsCommunications
Putting Well-being Metrics into Policy Action, 3-4 October 2019, Paris, France. More information at: http://www.oecd.org/statistics/putting-well-being-metrics-into-policy-action.htm
This document is a report analyzing business meetings in Switzerland from 2011-2013. It finds that while the total number of events increased over that period, driven largely by a rise in single-day events, the number of longer multi-day events decreased slightly. Additionally, rural areas experienced the strongest relative growth in events. The meetings sector accounted for 18% of hotel overnight stays in 2013 and generated estimated sales of 1.9 billion Swiss francs that year, down from 2.2 billion in 2011. The report provides insights into trends in the meetings industry in Switzerland over a three-year period.
The document argues that Net Domestic Product (NDP) should replace Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the primary measure of economic growth for three reasons:
1) GDP includes depreciation (replacement of worn out equipment), which does not increase economic capacity or resources available for consumption, while NDP excludes depreciation.
2) Rapid growth in information and communication technologies has increased depreciation significantly relative to GDP in recent decades, widening the gap between GDP and NDP growth rates.
3) NDP is a better measure of economic welfare and potential for real wage and profit increases because it excludes replacement of worn out capital, which does not increase living standards.
This document discusses comparisons between the economies and welfare indicators of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. It summarizes recent economic trends in the Baltic countries, including high inflation driven by rising energy and commodity prices, slowing exports due to trade restrictions with Russia, and declining consumer confidence. It also compares GDP, wages, taxes, unemployment, minimum wage levels, and sectors of economic activity between the three countries. While Lithuania has the highest average gross wages, average net wages are more similar once taxes are accounted for. Estonia has been more successful in attracting investment and new enterprises in technology sectors. Regional economic disparities exist within each country as well.
Low density regions: places of opportunityOECDregions
Presentation on low density regions made at the DG Agri at the European Commission on Future Orientation of OECD’s Work on Rural Policy. Presentation made by Enrique Garcilazo, Head Rural Policy, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/oecdworkonruraldevelopment.htm
Emerging paradigms in Decentralised Development CooperationOECDregions
Presentation on Emerging paradigms in Decentralised Development Cooperation made at the 5th Assises of Decentralised Cooperation “Regions and Cities for Development”,10-11 July 2017, in Brussels, Belgium, by Stefano Marta, Regional Development Policy, OECD.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
This chapter discusses key macroeconomic concepts including:
1) The two major issues in macroeconomics are economic growth and business cycles which include unemployment and inflation.
2) Important measures used to evaluate macroeconomic performance are GDP, GDP per capita, unemployment rate, inflation rate, and potential GDP.
3) Macroeconomic policies implemented by governments include fiscal policy related to government spending and taxation and monetary policy which controls money supply and interest rates. These policies aim to promote growth, reduce unemployment, and lower inflation.
A territorial approach to food securityOECDregions
Presentation on the OECD-FAO-UNCDF joint initiative on Food Security made at the Global Donor Platform Annual General Assembly (AGA), on 1-2 February 2017, by Stefano Marta, Rural Policy, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information at: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
This document discusses economic growth and factors that influence it. It defines economic growth as an increase in potential GDP over time, measured by expanding production capabilities. Growth rates are calculated by comparing GDP values between years. Economic growth increases standards of living by raising GDP per capita. While population growth reduces growth in GDP per person, productivity gains can outweigh this effect and allow sustained increases in living standards over long periods. Factors driving productivity and growth include investment in physical and human capital, technology advances, and strong economic institutions.
The document discusses the work of the South West Observatory (SWO) in coordinating Local Economic Assessments (LEAs) across authorities in the region. Specifically:
1) SWO has helped authorities achieve consensus on a set of core indicators for LEAs and provided this data.
2) SWO led a joint commission to map Functional Economic Market Areas for 15 authorities and regional bodies.
3) The SWO LEA Evidence Coordinator shares information to encourage consistent and collaborative assessments across the region.
Presentation on Future policy for rural areas made at the 2ème Rencontre d’Automne des Nouvelles Ruralités on 26 October 2017, Valence, France
More information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
Divided cities: understanding income segregation in metropolitan areasOECDregions
Presentation on Divided cities: understanding income segregation in metropolitan areas made at the European week of regions and cities on 11 October 2017. Presentation by Paolo Veneri, Terrtitorial Analysis and Statistics, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism.
For more information: http://www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/regionalstatisticsandindicators.htm
The document discusses GDP growth rates in India and other countries. It provides context on how GDP is used to measure a country's economy. Specifically, it notes that India's GDP growth rate was 2.4% in 2020, while the US was -3.7% and Russia and China were also negative. It defines GDP as the total monetary value of goods and services produced within a country in one year. GDP gives policymakers information to analyze the economy and impact of policies, but it also has limitations in accuracy between countries.
This document discusses opportunities for greater policy linkages between the tourism and agriculture sectors in Barbados. It provides snapshots of the sectors' contributions to GDP and employment. Existing related policies in the White Paper on Tourism Development and Tourism Master Plan support linkages between tourism and agriculture through agro-tourism. Opportunities for stronger policy linkages include inter-ministerial mechanisms, legal agreements, improved access to statistics, and joint initiatives through cross-budget collaboration.
Presentation on mining regions and their cities made at the 11th Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining, held on 30 October to November 2017 in Levis, Lapland, Finland. Presenation by Chris McDonald, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/mining-regions.htm
Co-operatives in the Provinces of Trento and Bolzano: Size, impact and recent...OECD CFE
1) Cooperatives represent a fundamental part of the economy in the provinces of Trento and Bolzano in Italy. In 2018, cooperatives accounted for 1.2% of companies and 12.6% of employment in Trento, and 1.6% of companies and 5.2% of employment in Bolzano.
2) The document discusses the potential consequences of COVID-19 on cooperatives in these provinces based on preliminary data and considerations. Sectors like social services and tourism may be impacted the most.
3) The researcher plans to further analyze medium-to-long term economic and social impacts of the pandemic on local cooperatives and families in a report in late 2021.
UN Bosnia and Herzegovina - Poverty Eradication AgendaUNDP Eurasia
The document discusses poverty and economic issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It notes that the UN and World Bank support statistical research to understand poverty in BiH. Key facts provided include that the poverty rate was 14% in 2007, with some groups more vulnerable than others. Challenges discussed include high unemployment, an ineffective social assistance system, and education issues. The UN and World Bank are working to support priorities like governance, social inclusion, and the environment through their development assistance programs in BiH from 2010-2014 and 2012-2015 respectively.
Putting well being metrics into policy action, Susan BattlesStatsCommunications
Putting Well-being Metrics into Policy Action, 3-4 October 2019, Paris, France. More information at: http://www.oecd.org/statistics/putting-well-being-metrics-into-policy-action.htm
This document is a report analyzing business meetings in Switzerland from 2011-2013. It finds that while the total number of events increased over that period, driven largely by a rise in single-day events, the number of longer multi-day events decreased slightly. Additionally, rural areas experienced the strongest relative growth in events. The meetings sector accounted for 18% of hotel overnight stays in 2013 and generated estimated sales of 1.9 billion Swiss francs that year, down from 2.2 billion in 2011. The report provides insights into trends in the meetings industry in Switzerland over a three-year period.
The document argues that Net Domestic Product (NDP) should replace Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the primary measure of economic growth for three reasons:
1) GDP includes depreciation (replacement of worn out equipment), which does not increase economic capacity or resources available for consumption, while NDP excludes depreciation.
2) Rapid growth in information and communication technologies has increased depreciation significantly relative to GDP in recent decades, widening the gap between GDP and NDP growth rates.
3) NDP is a better measure of economic welfare and potential for real wage and profit increases because it excludes replacement of worn out capital, which does not increase living standards.
This document discusses comparisons between the economies and welfare indicators of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. It summarizes recent economic trends in the Baltic countries, including high inflation driven by rising energy and commodity prices, slowing exports due to trade restrictions with Russia, and declining consumer confidence. It also compares GDP, wages, taxes, unemployment, minimum wage levels, and sectors of economic activity between the three countries. While Lithuania has the highest average gross wages, average net wages are more similar once taxes are accounted for. Estonia has been more successful in attracting investment and new enterprises in technology sectors. Regional economic disparities exist within each country as well.
Tourism has been found to contribute to decreasing income inequality according to some studies. The author analyzes the impact of tourism on income inequality using panel data and cross-country regression. Variables like the Gini coefficient, tourism's contribution to GDP, education levels, economic factors, and others are used. Fixed effects regression shows that as tourism's contribution to GDP increases by 1%, the Gini coefficient decreases by around 0.266, indicating tourism is associated with reduced income inequality. Some variables like inflation and female labor participation were also found to significantly impact income inequality.
These are the slides presented at The Greater London Authority , London for the Economic Forum on Thursday 24 October 2019 to provide delegates an understanding of regional statistics.
Better data for better policies for better indicatorsOpenCoesione
"Better data for better policies for better indicators:
the role of Cohesion policy in Italy"
Seminar on strengthening ESIF policy indicators
Lisbon, 27 October 2014
This document discusses trends in income inequality in OECD countries based on recent OECD research. It finds that income inequality increased in most OECD countries over the past few decades due to factors such as skill-biased technological changes and weaker redistribution through tax and benefit systems. While redistribution helped prevent inequality from rising further during the initial years of the recession, ongoing fiscal consolidation poses risks to further increasing inequality if social transfers are reduced. The document recommends policy options like reforming tax and benefit systems, boosting employment opportunities, and investing in human capital to help counter rising inequality.
The forum offered a Sustainable Goals (SDGs) theme, this ONS Economic Forum explored Inclusive Growth, Inequality and the Value of Urban Greenspace in the context of the SDGs.
The updated data shows the following trends in digital development in the Baltic Sea Region:
1) Estonia continues to close gaps with Nordic countries like Norway, Sweden, and Finland in categories like internet usage and household internet access.
2) Latvia and Lithuania are not improving as quickly and risk falling further behind the leaders. Poland also lags but is making progress.
3) Sweden is showing slower development in areas like cross-border e-commerce and e-government, which could allow other countries to surpass it.
4) An "updated gap size graph" shows the remaining digital divides between countries in the region across 10 indicators.
The document discusses institutional arrangements for measuring GDP in Vietnam at the national and regional/provincial levels. There have been significant differences found between national GDP figures and sums of regional GDP. Solutions proposed include: 1) Shared responsibility between central and provincial offices for GDP measurement; 2) Identifying establishments of multi-regional corporations by province; 3) Publishing only national GDP figures from the central office. This is aimed at reconciling differences that stem from issues like inconsistent scope, sources, and price indexes between levels of measurement.
Can we re-open the curtains on culture for a stronger COVID-19 recovery?OECD CFE
Cultural and creative sectors and industries are a significant source of jobs and income. They are a driver of innovation and creative skills, within cultural sectors and beyond. They also have significant social impacts, from supporting health and well-being, to promoting social inclusion and local social capital. As national and local governments reconsider growth models in the wake of COVID-19, cultural and creative sectors can be a tool for a resilient recovery if certain longer-term challenges in the sector are addressed. The report outlines international trends with new data, including at subnational scale. It addresses issues in cultural and creative sectors in terms of employment, business development, cultural participation and funding, both public and private. It provides analysis of how these sectors contribute to economic growth and inclusion, taking into account the impact of COVID-19 related crisis on jobs and firms. Finally, it offers recommendations on how to capitalise on the role of cultural and creative sectors in national and local recovery strategies.
European Regional Development Fund for homeless peopleMichele Trabucco
my presentation of an European Structural Fund at FEANTSA conference 2015 in Paris for homeless people in Veneto regione
Similar to COVID-19, behaviour, policy and economy: Assessment on Trento and Bolzano using real-time high-frequency public data - Wessel Vermeulen (20)
Servizio Civile Universale - Serena SUSIGANOECD CFE
Presentazione di Serena Susigan, Direttrice, ENDO-FAP, Servizio Civile Universale Don Orione, Liguria, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
Maggiori informazioni: https://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/oecd-ucs-6-feb.htm
Servizio Civile Universale - Federica DE LUCAOECD CFE
Presentazione di Federica De Luca, Ricercatrice all’Istituto Nazionale per l’Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche (INAPP), Referente di progetto “Monitoraggio e Valutazione del Servizio Civile Universale”, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
Maggiori informazioni: https://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/oecd-ucs-6-feb.htm
Servizio Civile Universale - Cristina PASCHETTAOECD CFE
Presentazione di Cristina Paschetta, Responsabile Progettazione, gestione bandi e volontari, accreditamento nuove sedi, Consorzio Monviso solidale, Piemonte, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
Maggiori informazioni: https://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/oecd-ucs-6-feb.htm
FDI and Superstar Spillovers: Evidence from Firm-to-Firm Transactions - Amit...OECD CFE
FDI and Superstar Spillovers: Evidence from Firm-to-Firm Transactions
Mary AMITI (FED New York, United States)
Despite competition concerns over the increasing dominance of global corporations, many argue that productivity spillovers from multinationals to domestic firms justify pro-FDI policies. For the first time, we use firm-to-firm transaction data in a developed country to examine the impact of forming a new relationship with a multinational, and find a TFP increase of about 8% three or more years after the event. Sales to other buyers, trade and customer quality also increase. However, we also document that starting to supply other “superstar firms” such as those who heavily export or are very large also increases performance by similar amounts, even if the superstar is a non-multinational. Placebos on starting relationships with smaller firms and novel identification strategies relying solely on demand shocks to superstar firms support a causal interpretation. In addition to productivity spillovers, we document the transmission of “relationship capabilities” and “dating agency” effects as the increase in new buyers is particularly strong within the superstar firm’s existing network. These results suggest an important role for raising productivity through the supply chains of superstar firms regardless of their multinational status.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
E-invoicing data for functional territories definition: the use case of pharm...OECD CFE
E-invoicing data for functional territories definition: the use case of pharmacies
Maria AURINDO (National Institute of Statistics, Portugal)
The presentation illustrates how a new Business-to-Consumer (B2C) database extracted from the Portuguese E-invoice system can be an important tool to explore the functional territories concept taking the pharmacies catchment areas as an example. The discussion addresses data integration methodological options and how Statistics Portugal infrastructural information domains – Business register, Building and fraction register and Population register – were crucial for this exercise, developed within the CE-SIG – Map of facilities and services project.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
Mapping location and co-location of industries at the neighborhood level - A...OECD CFE
Mapping location and co-location of industries at the neighborhood level
Alessandro ALASIA, Dennis HUYNH (Statistics Canada)
In Canada, there is limited analysis on industry locations at the neighbourhood level; location and co-location of industries have been assessed primarily at the regional scale which results in an information gap for businesses. Recent evidence suggests that businesses do not just choose a city for their location, they choose specific business districts within a metropolitan area. Recent improvements in the geolocation of business microdata allow to address the information gap. This work, undertaken as part of the Business Data Lab and in collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, is a first attempt to map industry locations at the neighbourhood level in major metropolitan areas of Canada. Using establishment-level microdata from the Business Register, we apply spatial kernel density estimations to identify neighbourhoods with high employment/revenue density for selected industries (2-digit NAICS) and industry clusters (grouping of 6-digits NAICS). The geographic delineation of business districts within metropolitan areas is the first step in understanding the evolution of industry location and co-location over time, and assessing local business dynamics at the neighbourhood level. Ultimately, these business districts can be analyzed in combination with additional data sources (e.g., mobility and road traffic) to derive further economic insights.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
Advancing and democratizing business data in Canada- Patrick Gill & Stephen TappOECD CFE
Democratizing data through innovative data governance and visualizations
Patrick GILL, Stephen TAPP (Chambers of Commerce, Canada)
Small organizations in Canada struggle with accessing and leveraging data on business conditions and trends. These organizations have expressed difficulty in knowing what is available, accessing it and converting this information into actionable insights. To empower small organizations with more business-related information and insights, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has built a suite of free tools that merge and visualize traditional statistics with powerful high-frequency data sets (e.g. payments and mobility). This work is enabled by innovate data governance (e.g. a data trust) and a collaborative partnership with Statistics Canada. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is continuing work with Statistics Canada to release more local business information available through the agency’s Business Register (e.g. the mapping of local business districts), and is exploring how Generative AI can support small organizations’ navigation and understanding of the business information it has curated.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
Firm-level production networks: evidence from Estonia - Louise GuillouetOECD CFE
The market microstructure of industrial ecosystems in the digital and green transitions: evidence from Estonia
Louise GUILLOUET (Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD)
Thanks to a unique combination of administrative and survey data matched to the Estonian VAT data, this project studies how information on transaction data can shed light on industrial policy making, through two different angles: 1/ Improving the understanding of the production network, industrial ecosystems and the relevant unit of analysis for industrial policy design and 2/ An application to the diffusion of the green and digital transitions, showing the role of production network in technology diffusion and how this can be leveraged to increase policy effectiveness.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
Using B2B transactions data: teh Belgian experience - Emmanuel DhyneOECD CFE
The document discusses the Belgian business-to-business transactions dataset, which contains all transactions between Belgian firms above 250 euros annually from 2002-2021. It has been used in research on the internationalization of firms and organization of domestic production. The document also considers alternatives to collecting full transaction data, such as only collecting information on the largest customers and suppliers of each firm.
Horizon 2020 - research networks across borders - Rupert KawkaOECD CFE
Involvement of rural regions in European research networks
Rupert KAWKA, Torsten SCHUNDER (Federal Office for Building and regional Planning, Germany)
This study investigates the distribution of the European Union's Horizon 2020 funding programme on rural and urban regions between 2014 and 2020 and the resulting urban-rural links. Leveraging the Horizon 2020-database covering the 2014-20 programming period, which encompasses data on approximately 35,000 funded projects involving nearly 180,000 partners, the paper explores the participation of rural firms and organisations in the broader European research framework. By integrating the urban-rural classification of NUTS 3 regions, the research addresses key questions concerning the involvement of rural regions in Horizon 2020 projects, the structural differences in projects with and without rural participation, and the dynamics of urban-rural collaboration in research. The study further aims to identify potential clusters of rural innovation hubs across Europe and assess spatial disparities.
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How can the social and solidarity economy help refugees along their journey?OECD CFE
Forcibly displaced people fleeing violent conflict and other forms of persecution find support from the social and solidarity economy (SSE) along their pathways, from their country of origin to asylum protection. The numbers are growing and new OECD work sheds light on how the specific values and characteristics of SSE entities provide high-quality responses to refugee needs and facilitate integration in host communities.
The SSE can support access to rights, empowerment, social and labour market inclusion of refugees. Join this webinar with the UNHCR, SINGA and NESsT Poland to discover how the SSE plays a role in the steps along the way of refugee’s journey.
This document discusses platform cooperatives, which are defined as digital platforms that are owned and controlled democratically by their users. There are over 500 platform cooperatives currently operating in various sectors such as culture, catering, cleaning, delivery, home services, care, transportation and tourism. The document outlines how platform cooperatives emerged in reaction to issues with the sharing and gig economies. It also discusses the contributions of platform cooperatives to local development and working conditions, as well as challenges they face related to funding, legal frameworks, capacity, and decision-making. Finally, it proposes some policy options for governments to help support platform cooperatives through increasing awareness, improving evidence, facilitating funding, assessing legal frameworks, and providing capacity building support
Data-driven regional productivity scorecards in the United Kingdom - Raquel O...OECD CFE
Presentation by Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Professor of Economics, Manchester University and Director of the Productivity Laboratory, The Productivity Institute, United Kingdom at the 21st OECD Spatial Productivity Lab meeting on "Rebooting regional productivity: from analysis to policy", held in virtual format on 18 October 2023.
This webinar focused on recent initiatives from the Basque Country in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Trentino in Italy, where the analysis of subnational economic data is used to compare productivity performance across regions, understand which economic and social factors drive regional productivity, and how regional productivity links to other economic and social outcomes.
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Competitiveness for Wellbeing - Basque Country - James Wilson.pdfOECD CFE
Presentation by James Wilson, Research Director, Orkestra, Basque Institute for Competitiveness, Spain at the 21st OECD Spatial Productivity Lab meeting on "Rebooting regional productivity: from analysis to policy", held in virtual format on 18 October 2023.
This webinar focused on recent initiatives from the Basque Country in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Trentino in Italy, where the analysis of subnational economic data is used to compare productivity performance across regions, understand which economic and social factors drive regional productivity, and how regional productivity links to other economic and social outcomes.
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The productivity board of the autonomous province of Trento - Carlo Menon.pdfOECD CFE
Presentation by Carlo Menon, Economist, Trento Centre for Local Development, CFE, OECD at the 21st OECD Spatial Productivity Lab meeting on "Rebooting regional productivity: from analysis to policy", held in virtual format on 18 October 2023.
This webinar focused on recent initiatives from the Basque Country in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Trentino in Italy, where the analysis of subnational economic data is used to compare productivity performance across regions, understand which economic and social factors drive regional productivity, and how regional productivity links to other economic and social outcomes.
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Rafforzare il partenariato e la cooperazione internazionale in Friuli Venezia...OECD CFE
Presentazione di Mattia Corbetta, Policy Analyst al Centro OCSE di Trento per lo Sviluppo Locale per il lancio del rapporto OCSE "Rafforzare il partenariato e la cooperazione internazionale in Friuli Venezia Giulia", 4 ottobre 2023, Trieste.
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Immersive technologies and new audiences for classical ballet-RogersOECD CFE
Presentation by Tom Rogers, Creative Digital Producer, Birmingham Royal Ballet, United Kingdom at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Data-driven art residencies to reshape the media value chain-BlotOECD CFE
Presentation by Manon Blot, Project Manager, Cultural and Artistic activities and EU projects, France at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Presentation by Lara Assi, United Kingdom, & Natalie Lama, Jordan at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Presentation by Harry Verwayen, General Director, Europeana Foundation, the Netherlands at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Preliminary findings _OECD field visits to ten regions in the TSI EU mining r...OECDregions
Preliminary findings from OECD field visits for the project: Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.
A Guide to AI for Smarter Nonprofits - Dr. Cori Faklaris, UNC CharlotteCori Faklaris
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
UN WOD 2024 will take us on a journey of discovery through the ocean's vastness, tapping into the wisdom and expertise of global policy-makers, scientists, managers, thought leaders, and artists to awaken new depths of understanding, compassion, collaboration and commitment for the ocean and all it sustains. The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
Food safety, prepare for the unexpected - So what can be done in order to be ready to address food safety, food Consumers, food producers and manufacturers, food transporters, food businesses, food retailers can ...
United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
State crafting: Changes and challenges for managing the public finances
COVID-19, behaviour, policy and economy: Assessment on Trento and Bolzano using real-time high-frequency public data - Wessel Vermeulen
1. WESSEL VERMEULEN
Junior Economist, OECD Trento Centre
COVID-19, behaviour, policy and economy:
Assessment on Trento and Bolzano using real-time
high-frequency public data
10 December 2020 | 16.00-17.30 CET | WebinarRecent socioeconomic trends in Trentino and Alto-Adige/South Tyrol, Italy
#spatialproductivity
2. • Comprehensive
• Local
• High-frequency and
up-to-date
Comprehensive, local, and high-frequency Analysis
COVID-19
Policy
Behaviour
& Economy
3. • US: most developed. EU: spotty
• This presentation: Bolzano and Trento, already highlights
discrepancies in data release and structure.
Can we do this for sub-national economies?
Indicator Source Scope
COVID-19 case counts DPC provincial daily
Behaviour Google Mobility reports Provincial daily
Labour market BZ/TN provincial admin. Provincial daily/monthly
CIGS (furlough) INPS Provincial monthly
Nitro dioxide emissions EEA Provincial daily
4. Mobility patterns are equal,
COVID-19 case trends differ between provinces
Between provinces
• Cases: close but not
equal
• Behaviour: practically
identical
Between waves:
• different patterns on
cases - mobility
7. Trento: Hiring response earlier and stronger.
• Feb – Mar: -50%
by April: -75%.
• Recovery by July.
• Agriculture least
affected
• Public sector biggest
negative and positive
swing.
8. Extensive use of furlough (CIGS) scheme especially
in sectors characterised by permanent contracts
11. • Economic consequences between wave 1 – 2, due to… (?)
– peoples behaviour
– government restrictions
• BZ and TN show similar broad patterns in labour market,
differ in sectoral reliance CIGS
• Real-time local economic analysis? Yes, for TN/BZ.
– Mobility and emissions vs observed employment
• Quick-Gain: harmonise sectoral breakdowns.
• Share widely: BZ experience of real-time web-app
Conclusion