US workers experience large month-to-month fluctuations in pay

Over the past decade, cities and states in the US have enacted ‘fair workweek’ laws to stabilise worker schedules. This column uses administrative data on
What tax data teach us about firms, trade and jobs

Where do jobs come from, and how can we learn more about firms that create them? Governments need to know which firms create employment, how
Firms, family-friendly policies, and fertility

Family-friendly policies often aim to make it ‘easier’ to have children, yet little is known about how firms respond to such policies. This column develops
Sanctions, trade shocks, and firms’ adjustment margins

The sanctions which followed the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine generated a large trade shock for firms trading with Russia. This column examines the short-run
AI in public employment services: Unlocking potential, avoiding pitfalls

Public employment services are rapidly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a range of sophisticated digital tools. According to a recent survey, half of the

