Technology and work: The rise of Cultural and Creative Industries
In collaboration with tsm -Trentino School of Managment
Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are a macro-sector that is attracting increasing attention due to both its dimension and its spillover and crossover relations with other key production sectors. This lecture will explore the main features of CCIs from the point of view of innovation potential, strategic complementarities and productivity issues.
- 💬 Pier Luigi SACCO, Special Adviser to the EU Commissioner for Education and Culture European Commission
Moderator: Joaquim OLIVEIRA MARTINS, Special Advisor, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD
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The determinants of job polarisation: Lessons from the Dutch local labour markets
In collaboration with Bank of Italy, Trento branch
The pattern in the composition of employment in the last 25 years has changed: there is an increase in the employment shares of low- and high-skilled jobs, accompanied by a decrease in middle-skilled occupations. This employment trend, defined as job polarization, has been documented in various OECD countries due to automation and globalization. What are the geographical as and gender differences in the polarization of local labor markets? Why is this trend mainly a urban phenomenon?
- Raquel ORTEGA-ARGILÉS, Professor of Regional Economic Development, University of Birmingham, UK
Moderator: Antonio ACCETTURO, Head of the Economic Research Unit, Bank of Italy - Trento branch
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Regional productivity catching up: The role of the EU cohesion policies and the OECD perspective
In collaboration with the School of International Studies, University of Trento
Many OECD and EU countries are struggling with growing economic disparities between the regions in their countries. This session presents new results on what regions and regional policy can do to narrow economic gaps and promote “catching up”.
- 💬 Lewis DIJKSTRA, Head of the Analysis Unit, Directorate-General for Regional Policy of the European Commission
- 💬 Alexander LEMBCKE, Economist, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD
Moderator: Andrea FRACASSO, Director of the School of International Studies, University of Trento
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