A view to a kill…ing of productivity: The allocative cost of war in Ukraine
Estimates of the cost of Russia’s war on Ukraine are dominated by what the war destroys. This column measures a second cost: the labour and
Growth through innovation bursts: Why industrial policy should not bet on size
Industrial policy is back on the agenda across advanced economies, with a growing channelling support towards large incumbent firms on the premise that they are
Inflexibility and the stalled progress of American women in the labour market
The labour force participation of women in the US peaked in 1997 and has stagnated since. This column argues that workplace inflexibility is the common
Beyond exposure: Predicting AI adoption based on comparative advantage
Predictions about the workplace impact of artificial intelligence often begin with what the technology can do captured by occupations’ exposure to AI. Using representative data
The Inflation Reduction Act’s regional incentives promoted green investment, but did not create jobs
The US Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Communities provisions aimed to increase clean-energy investment in areas vulnerable to the energy transition, create jobs, and build political
AI’s gains are large and rising, but unevenly shared
How large is the labour cost saved by AI, and how is it distributed across occupations? Using five waves of the Anthropic Economic Index from
The anatomy of job polarisation: Evidence from four decades of French worker flows
Employment polarisation – the decline of middle-skill routine occupations relative to both ends of the skill distribution – is usually documented from repeated cross-sections. However,
Expanding opportunities: Economics PhD placement in the 21st century
Since 2010, a growing proportion of doctoral graduates have been taking jobs outside academia. This column explores where elite early-career economists work, using a dataset
How Amazonian rangers are building better jobs on the frontline of conservation
Every year on July 31, World Ranger Day offers us a moment to celebrate the people standing on the frontlines of nature. This year’s theme,
Beyond the snapshot: How poverty really unfolds over time in the EU
Poverty is not a static condition but a dynamic process. Yet the at-risk-of-poverty rate, which underpins EU poverty monitoring, captures who is poor in a
