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See our updated MICROPROD leaflet!

The updated MICROPROD leaflet is now available, and contains all policy conclusions drawn from MICROPROD over 3.5 years of research. Download the printable version HERE.  

A bankruptcy update from IWH: “Ongoing Decline in Bankruptcy Statistics”

"After hitting an all-time low in July, the number of firms de-claring bankruptcy in Germany fell yet again in August. A new low was also registered in the number of impacted jobs.", says Steffen Müller in the latest IWH Press Release. These are the key findings of...

The first MICROPROD Podcast is here!

We are happy to share the news that MICROPROD first podcast has now been released by our partner BRUEGEL, where MICROPROD research team is discussing restarting the economy in the EU in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, and whether or not governmental policies...

“Results in Brief” – Project Coordinator Steffen Mueller outlines MICROPROD’s key findings

Steffen Mueller has collaborated with the EU CORDIS Editorial Team to outline MICROPROD's key findings so far in a recently published article. From creating a cross-country data infrastructure with micro-level productivity indicators to studying how the COVID-19...

The real price of capital explained in new MICROPROD video

Real interest rates, the real price of capital, has been declining for the past decade or so and are expected to remain negative for at least another decade. Why? And what does it even mean? Read the full paper by BRUEGEL Deputy Director Maria Demertzis and Professor...

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The first MICROPROD Podcast is here!

We are happy to share the news that MICROPROD first podcast has now been released by our partner BRUEGEL, where MICROPROD research team is discussing restarting the economy in the EU in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, and whether or not governmental policies have been successful throughout the crisis.

Featuring BRUEGEL Deputy Director Maria Demertzis speaks with IWH Professor Dr Steffen Müller, Chairman of the Competitiveness Research Network Filippo di Mauro, and Bocconi University Professor Carlo Altomonte.

Originally published on BRUEGEL webpage.

“Results in Brief” – Project Coordinator Steffen Mueller outlines MICROPROD’s key findings

Steffen Mueller has collaborated with the EU CORDIS Editorial Team to outline MICROPROD’s key findings so far in a recently published article. From creating a cross-country data infrastructure with micro-level productivity indicators to studying how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted companies, sectors and the economies of European countries, find out how MICROPROD’s team of researchers is helping support a more productive future. read more…

MICROPROD’s 2nd Policy dialogue

MICROPROD’s 2nd policy dialogue has taken place and was livestreamed by Bruegel on March 18th, 2021. During this lunch event, MICROPROD results have been presented to a wide audience online and discussed by Maria Demertzis (Bruegel), Filippo di Mauro (IWH, CompNet), Agnès Bénassy-Quéré (EEP PSE), Carlo Altomonte (UB) and Steffen Mueller (IWH). read more…

A new Bankruptcy Update from IWH

From the latest IWH Press Release: “Bankruptcies Stabilise at a Low Level; Number of Affected Jobs Remains High”

“The number of companies declaring bankruptcy in Germany was very low in September, and no significant increase is expected in the coming months. By contrast, the number of jobs impacted by corpo­rate bankruptcies remained elevated in September; monthly layoff figures have increased significantly since the beginning of the year.”

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A fruitful MICROPROD-led policy discussion

Last week, MICROPROD experts, led by Grégory Claeys and Maria Demertzis from BRUEGEL, discussed about the major interim outcomes and findings of the project in terms of policy recommendations. Were present at this discussion Steffen Mueller, Victor Slavtchev, Mirjia Haelbig and Dana Urban-Thielicke (IWH), Carlo Altomonte (UB), Eric Bartelsman (STICHTING VU), Márta Bisztray (MTA KRTK), Niclas Frederic Poitiers, Zsolt Darvas and Emanuela Dimonte (BRUEGEL), Markus Zimmermann and Wolfhard Kaus (DESTATIS), Camille Voirin (UCL).

Many thanks to all our experts for the valuable and interesting discussions.

New monthly CompNet ProdTalks

MICROPROD’s partner CompNet is launching a new series of virtual monthly events – CompNet ProdTalks. In a 1.5 hour virtual event every 1st Tuesday of the month, two selected papers will be presented and discussed. The topics will be general, such as: Productivity Research, Finance, Trade and Labour.

Kindly submit your papers to secretariat@comp-net.org, and do not forget to register and save your seat!

Coming up next: 6th October 2020, 3rd November 2020 and 1st December 2020.

MICROPROD’s 1st Policy dialogue

MICROPROD’s 1st policy dialogue will take place in early December in Brussels, and will be hosted by Bruegel. During this lunch event, first MICROPROD results will be presented to the policy makers. The Consortium looks forward to discussing the advancement of the research and to receiving some valuable feedback from various stakeholders.

MICROPROD Kick-off meeting

The MICROPROD consortium held its kick-off meeting on 5th-6th February 2019. During this 2-day event the partners got the opportunity to get to know each other, to present the plan of work for their respective work-packages, to elect the governing bodies of the consortium and to agree to the overall internal organisation of the project.