Blog post
10 June 2021
The coming productivity boom
AI and other digital technologies have been surprisingly slow to improve economic growth. But that could be about to change.
Blog post
10 June 2021
AI and other digital technologies have been surprisingly slow to improve economic growth. But that could be about to change.
Policy brief
09 June 2021
The pandemic has shown that many workers can efficiently work remotely, with benefits for wellbeing and even productivity.
Comment
03 June 2021
The digital transition offers us a new opportunity to reach out across the global economy - hopefully we will find the strength to use it.
Event
25 May 2021
Join us for a presentation of 'New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940 — 2018' by David Autor, followed by a discussion.
Event
25 May 2021
EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit joins Bruegel for a conversation around the future of work.
Blog post
06 May 2021
Algorithmic management is the twenty-first century’s scientific management. Job quality measures should be included explicitly in health and safety ri
Comment
21 April 2021
What makes one vision more desirable than another is not its neutrality, but whether it can better serve one’s goals in the context of where those goa
Blog post
08 March 2021
The experiences of the self-employed could give a glimpse into the future of work for knowledge workers in a post-pandemic world.
Blog post
04 March 2021
COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in the fastest-moving countries show signs of reinforcing inequality. European Union countries can avoid these pitfalls
Event
24 February 2021
How can we protect platform workers while preserving the opportunities and benefits that are generated by the sharing economy?
Comment
14 December 2020
To promote well-being and shared prosperity, EU decision-makers will need to show the same desire for competition beyond the boundaries of digital mar
Blog post
28 November 2020
Even before the pandemic, youth unemployment in the European Union was three times higher than among the over-55s. COVID-19 threatens to undo the last
Blog post
03 November 2020
A job polarisation trend has seen relatively more workers in the European Union employed in skilled and unskilled jobs, while mid-skilled jobs have be
Comment
20 October 2020
It is time to rethink many of the basic principles of our economic model to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
External publication
16 September 2020
Diversification is important because it is associated with economic growth and reduced volatility.
Blog post
29 June 2020
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will significantly transform low-skilled jobs that have not yet been negatively affected by past technolo