Past Event
COVID-19 and the shift to working from home: differences between the US and the EU
What changes has working from home brought on for workers and societies, and how can policy catch up?
Past Event
What changes has working from home brought on for workers and societies, and how can policy catch up?
Policy Contribution
What is the current state of pensions policy in Europe and how are independent workers treated compared with their traditionally employed counterparts?
Blog Post
A European initiative strengthening rights for gig workers is welcome. A digitised economy should also be inclusive.
Blog Post
Skills, data and financing shortcomings constrain artificial-intelligence innovation in Europe.
External Publication
Chapter from 'Storms Ahead: the Future Geoeconomic world order' on the expectations from the next five years of Chinese economic policy, published on 27 October 2021.
Podcast
The effects of digital technology on work and wages.
Past Event
How can European countries phase out the COVID-19 support measures without having a negative impact on productivity and financial stability?
Blog Post
The pandemic has disproportionately affected women both professionally and at home. Although the gender gap in labour force participation since the onset of the pandemic hasn't worsened, policy still needs to tackle existing gender gaps, which for some EU countries are very substantive.
Parliamentary Testimony
Testimony before the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) on the consequences of the pandemic on women.
Blog Post
Online job postings indicate that demand from top tech firms for frontier IT skills is about double their demand for other IT skills. This could indicate increasing concentration of skills in a few firms, with other firms left behind.
Blog Post
Policymakers should act to deal with labour-market concentration trends that potentially harm workers, especially gig workers and the self-employed.
External Publication
Who should bear more and who less of the burden achieving climate policy goals?