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Nov 11, 2020
5 min

The Labour Market after Covid-19: At a glance

Covid-19 has a profound impact on the labour market. This post sets the scene and offers an overview of the other articles in this dossier.

Bob Hancké

Oct 28, 2020
11 min

The Political Economy of Skills

How do we find out which new skills are required and how do we produce them? Institutions are the answer to both, Bob Hancké argues.

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Big shifts: Lessons from the 1980s for the labour market after Covid-19

Bob Hancké

Oct 8, 2020
4 min

Big shifts: Lessons from the 1980s for the labour market after Covid-19

Read how understanding different adjustment paths can help avoid a second generation of losers from economic restructuring after Covid-19

WFH requires a paradigm shift in how we think of work, job autonomy and cooperation

Bob Hancké

Oct 6, 2020
3 min

WFH requires a paradigm shift in how we think of work, job autonomy and cooperation

Unless we redesign work tasks into projects with increased team autonomy, organisations are unlikely to reap the benefits of remote working.

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Britain’s job support schemes: right direction, more to do

Nicholas Barr

Sep 30, 2020
4 min

Britain’s job support schemes: right direction, more to do

Some jobs will still be viable in a few months’ time. Others won’t. Nicholas Barr (LSE) argues that job support schemes need to go further.

On the problem of publicly funding supply side adjustment

Bob Hancké

Sep 30, 2020
2 min

On the problem of publicly funding supply side adjustment

The European Recovery Fund is crucial to maintain the functioning of EU economies. However, the real question is what to do with the money?

Bob Hancké, Toon van Overbeke, and Dustin Voss

Sep 28, 2020
3 min

Anatomy of a wage subsidy

The UK's new wage subsidy scheme is unlikely to work as well as its German counterpart, as many important systemic elements are missing.

Returning to the office: how to stay connected and socially distant

Daniel Beunza and Derin Kent

Aug 27, 2020
4 min

Returning to the office: how to stay connected and socially distant

Working from home or returning to the office? We need to think carefully about future working arrangements to not get stuck in the middle.

The future of work and robots after Covid-19

Bob Hancké and Toon Van Overbeke

Jun 15, 2020
9 min

The future of work and robots after Covid-19

Covid-19 spells bad news for the most, but it is a chance for increased automation. Read here why this transition must be an inclusive one.

Why inflation is not lurking in the shadows

Bob Hancké

May 11, 2020
4 min

Why inflation is not lurking in the shadows

The Covid-19 pandemic will have many adverse economic effects, but stagflation won't be one of them. Read why in our latest analysis.

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