Working papers

A new measure of aggregate trade restrictions: cyclical drivers and macro effects

In this paper, we present a new measure of aggregate trade restrictions.

Employer perspectives on employee work location: collaboration, culture and control

Employee surveys across different countries indicate that employees prefer working remotely and do not want to return to the office full time.

Global trends in countries‘ perceptions of the Belt and Road Initiative

In this paper, we have analysed the sentiment towards the Belt and Road Initiative in the world using a large open-access dataset, namely GDELT.

Artificial intelligence adoption in the public sector: a case study

This case study illustrates the drivers of and barriers to AI adoption by organisations, and acceptance of AI by workers in the public sector.

The hidden inequalities of digitalisation in the post-pandemic context

Digital automation has affected working conditions quite broadly, beyond job loss, in several other important ways.

Pro- and anti-competitive provisions in the proposed European Union Data Act

This paper explores several pro- and anti-competitive provisions included the proposed EU Data Act.

The impact of the Ukraine crisis on international trade

The direct aim of trade sanctions seems to have been achieved, while Russia’s capacity to finance the war from fossil fuel revenues is bound to shrink

You’ll never talk alone: what media narratives on European reforms reveal about a polity in the making

In this paper, we have analysed the coverage of reforms in a European context in the leading business newspapers in the three biggest EU member states

Deglobalisation and Protectionism

This paper presents a data-driven examination of whether deglobalisation has happened and whether protectionism was the cause.

Greeniums in sovereign bond markets

In this paper, we analyse whether green sovereign bonds are systematically priced differently to conventional sovereign bonds in the secondary markets

Risks to job quality from digital technologies: are industrial relations in Europe ready for the challenge?

The paper extends the debate about the future of work beyond employment and pay, to a consideration of job quality more broadly.

A gender perspective on artificial intelligence and jobs: The vicious cycle of digital inequality

How do gender stereotypes and gendered work segregation, and digitalisation and automation, result in a vicious cycle of digital gender inequality?

The impact of artificial intelligence on the nature and quality of jobs

Policymakers should strengthen the role of social partners in the adoption of AI technology to protect workers’ bargaining power.

COVID-19 in the European Union: health impacts and effects on economic activity

What matters when it comes to managing the pandemic is to prevent intensive-care admissions and deaths arising from COVID-19.

Mapping banking centres globally since 1970

The role of competition in the transition to climate neutrality

The transition to climate neutrality requires the reallocation of production factors from polluting activities to non-polluting activities.