Digital economy, labour markets, skills and health
The rapid pace of digital and innovative change can provide us with new tools to address complex policy challenges.
Technology adoption in the current crisis could play a major role in economic recovery. The right mix of industrial policies, single market policies and competition policy continues to be an important question. Issues such as global value chain disruptions caused by semiconductor shortages posed a challenge for the digital sector and for the economy at large.
Against this backdrop, our scholars have focused their research on multiple areas, including COVID-19’s impacts on digital technology adoption, the digital market act, the chips shortage crisis, data usage and international data transfers, and innovation in the health sector
Digital economy and innovation
The turmoil at OpenAI reveals underlying structural tensions in the AI industry
The competitive nature of the industry means highly skilled employees present the ultimate resource scarcity for AI development.
A dataset on EU legislation for the digital world
Compliance principles for the Digital Markets Act
This paper proposes an original set of five compliance principles derived from the DMA list of obligations.
Can/Should robots look after the young and the old?
Exploring the potential, ethics and the willingness of people to automatise unpaid domestic work.
‘Home-grown’ innovation has costs as well as benefits
Europe can improve its innovation systems, but should not try to copy the US approach
Labour markets, skills and health
Productivity parity is the road to gender equality
Women can reach a higher potential in the workforce if men begin to play their part.
Why do employers want employees back in the office?
Leaders maintain a belief that employee collaboration is negatively impacted by remote work, but the evidence to support this assumption is mixed.
Future of Work and Inclusive Growth Annual Conference 2023
Annual Conference of the Future of Work and Inclusive Growth project
The value added of central bank digital currencies
Can Central Bank digital currencies be considered as the weapons of finance?
Skills-shift: navigating the future of work
How can we equip people with the skills they need to adapt to a rapidly changing labour market?
Upcoming events
EU’s fight against (in-work) poverty: case for minimum living income
This event brought together perspectives from different states to share best practices on the EU's legislative role in social policies.
Up and ahead: skills for a more resilient EU workforce
How can we equip people with the skills they need to adapt to a rapidly changing labour market?
Inequalities, inclusion, and employment: a transatlantic perspective
What factors contribute to inequalities on both sides of the Atlantic, and how should policymakers address them?