Working Paper

Raising EU productivity through innovation: Lessons from improved micro data

Combining recent unique firm-level data and state-of-the art research methodologies, MICROPROD research provides a better overview of which firms are most likely to adopt digital technologies and to innovate, and to turn these investments into productivity growth.

Working Paper

Technology, trade, work councils and income distribution: new insights from MICROPROD

Using various micro datasets, Work Package 5 of the MICROPROD project made significant contributions to our understanding of the distributive implications of trade and technological change.

Working Paper

The low productivity of European firms: how can policies enhance the allocation of resources?

A summary of the most important policy lessons from research undertaken in the MICROPROD project work package 4, related to the allocation of the factors of production, with a special focus on the weak dynamism of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Working Paper

Knowledge flows and global value chains

Trade and industrial policy can support productivity growth through global value chains by providing the right legal environment that supports the formation of longterm business relationships.

Working Paper

Measuring the intangible economy to address policy challenges

The purpose of the first work package of the MICROPROD project was to improve the firm-level data infrastructure, expand the measurement of intangible assets and enable cross-country analyses of these productivity trends.