Micro-data platform for productivity

Higher labour productivity growth is a key factor in raising living standards in advanced economies. However, labour productivity growth in Europe has for long been low. Aggregate labour productivity in major Member States, as well as for the EU aggregate, is lagging that of frontier countries, in particular the US. The problem is persistent in Austria and in all of the 6 Member States (France, Germany, Latvia, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia) which previously launched a multicountry project on the matter. Access to large amounts of micro-data is a prerequisite to design effective policies in order to foster stronger productivity growth.

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