We examine the transition to and persistence of working from home (WFH) by firms after the COVID-19 shock. Using job posting data from a leading online job portal in China and exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic as a quasi-experiment inducing the short-run WFH take-up of firms, we find a...

Die digitale und ökologische Transformation verändert die Arbeitsnachfrage sowie die geforderten Kompetenzen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Dieses Papier untersucht die resultierende Gefahr eines Fachkräftemangels in zehn Zukunftsberufen und fünf deutschen Metropolregionen. Erstens wird die...

In this study, we investigate the impact of the share of the foreign labor force on the wage of native workers in Portugal between 2010 and 2019 using linked employer-employee data from Quadros de Pessoal. By leveraging job characteristics from the O*NET skill taxonomy, we create more...

The ageing workforce is a growing concern for modern organisations as the proportion of older workers in the labour force continues to increase. This phenomenon has significant implications for the functioning and performance of organisations. On the one hand, older workers bring valuable skills...

High temperatures can have a negative effect on workplace safety for a variety of reasons. Discomfort and reduced concentration caused by heat can lead to workers making mistakes and injuring themselves. Discomfort can also be an incentive for workers to report an injury that they would not have...

Long-term unemployment remains a structural challenge for most OECD countries. Despite major efforts to address this issue, the efficiency and effectiveness of many existing active labour market policies are limited for jobseekers who face major vulnerabilities and have no ties to the labour...

Die digitale und ökologische Transformation verändert die Arbeitsnachfrage sowie die geforderten Kompetenzen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Dieses Papier untersucht die resultierende Gefahr eines Fachkräftemangels in zehn Zukunftsberufen und fünf deutschen Metropolregionen. Erstens wird die...

Using Greek administrative data, we examine the impact of being randomly assigned to a classroom with a same-gender top-performing student on both short- and long-term educational outcomes. These top performers are tasked with keeping classroom attendance records, which positions them as role...

High temperatures can have a negative effect on workplace safety for a variety of reasons. Discomfort and reduced concentration caused by heat can lead to workers making mistakes and injuring themselves. Discomfort can also be an incentive for workers to report an injury that they would not have...

We survey undergraduate students at a large public university to understand the pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors driving their college major and career decisions with a focus on K-12 teaching. While the average student reports there is a 6% chance they will pursue teaching, almost 27% report...