decades its productivity growth has stagnated. As a result, the productivity gap of Trentino widened by over 20% compared to … regions with the same productivity level in 2000. The benchmarking of productivity drivers in Trentino with those of “peer …” regions points to several policy priorities, including: reviving productivity in tradeable sectors, also through increased …

Services are the main drivers of economic growth in OECD countries and they are becoming increasingly innovative. This … study highlights the productivity gains from services trade liberalisation and the technological spillovers inside the … receiving economy. The report shows that emphasis should be placed on services in the debate on trade and growth and that …