Blog post
20 May 2020
The European Union’s SURE plan to safeguard employment: a small step forward
The new EU instrument to mitigate unemployment risks during an emergency (SURE) is too modest to have a significant impact the COVID-19 crisis beyond
Employment
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Event
15 May 2020
Rationale and limitations of SURE
This event will discuss SURE, a new European Union instrument for temporary ‘Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency'
Blog post
31 March 2020
How COVID-19 is laying bare inequality
COVID-19 is laying bare socio-economic inequalities and could exacerbate them in the near future. The virus is a risk factor particularly for those at
Event
05 February 2020
The quality and quantity of work in the age of AI
At this event, the panelists will discuss the implications of Artificial Intelligence on the labour market and the future of work in general.
External publication
28 November 2019
Manufacturing employment, international trade, and China
The decline in manufacturing employment is often seen as a major reason for rising inequality, social tensions, and the slump of entire communities.
Event
13 November 2019
Improving regulatory policy formulation and institutional resilience in Europe
Are large differences in the resilience of individual economies related to differences in the quality of country-level institutions that shape the abs
Policy brief
13 June 2019
A strategic agenda for the new EU leadership
Memo to the presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament. 'A strategic agenda for the new EU leadership' by Maria Demertzis, André Sa
Blog post
18 February 2019
Universal basic income and the Finnish experiment
The preliminary results on the Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiment in Finland, and what they mean for the long-standing questions over the potenti
Blog post
11 December 2018
Economic policy challenges in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
For a long time, southern and eastern Mediterranean countries struggled with serious socio-economic challenges and dysfunctional economic systems and
Blog post
29 November 2018
Youth unemployment: Common problem, different solutions?
Youth unemployment is a major obstacle to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s human and economic development. In this blog post, Uri Dadu
External publication
31 July 2018
The impact of artificial intelligence on employment
Technological development, and in particular digitalisation, has major implications for labour markets. Assessing its impact will be crucial for devel
Blog post
23 July 2018
Italy's "Dignity Decree"
The new Italian government pushed through its first legislative act including elements of labour market reform. Presented as an overturn of the previo
Blog post
15 June 2018
Robots, ICT and EU employment
Disruptive technologies based on ICT, robots, and artificial intelligence have transformed labour markets through their important effects on employmen
Podcast
29 May 2018
Robots: Positive or negative for EU employment?
Bruegel research fellow Georgios Petropoulos features in this episode of ‘The Sound of Economics’ to discuss a study he has co-authored on the impact
Event
10 May 2018
Youth up Europe: The future of work: towards safeguarding young people's rights in the era of increased digitisation
This event will discuss what impact digitisation will have on the employment opportunities for young people and how we can safeguard their rights.
Working paper
18 April 2018
The impact of industrial robots on EU employment and wages: A local labour market approach
In theory, robots can directly displace workers from performing specific tasks (displacement effect). But they can also expand labour demand through t