Specialisation in value-chain functions is one of the new phenomena introduced by global value chains (GVCs). This report investigates the effects of functional specialisation on labour markets in fabrication and R&D activities as the two polar cases of value-chain functions, whereby the former...

This paper uses a large sample of employees from 35 European countries to study the direct and indirect effects of ICT use on burnout and work engagement as two opposite poles of employee psychological health, where the former comprises the three dimensions of exhaustion, cynicism and...

Diese Studie analysiert Effekte der Coronakrise auf die Arbeitsmarktintegration von in Österreich lebenden Asylberechtigten und subsidiär Schutzberechtigten aus den Herkunftsländern Syrien, Afghanistan, Irak und Iran. Die Analyse basiert auf einem Panel von Flüchtlingen, die sowohl an der...

The aim of this paper is twofold: one, it analyzes the dynamic factor adjustment patterns and performance changes of firms in response to periods of rapid adjustment of capital, labor, production and non-production labor; and, two, it sheds light on the role of firm characteristics on the...