Manufacturing work beyond manufacturing industries: Rethinking structural change in Germany
Manufacturing employment in advanced economies is widely viewed as being in long-term decline. Using German administrative data from 1975 to 2019, this column shows that
When loss strikes twice: Health shocks and household financial distress
While many advanced economies shield their citizens from the most severe direct medical costs of illness, less is known about how households cope with income
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
