Firms must transform production processes towards sustainable technologies in response to climate change and the emergence of policies aiming to curb carbon emissions. The energy shock due to the war in Ukraine renders this transformation not only important, but also urgent. All this requires...

We document that the dominant component of overall and residual wage inequality is within plant-occupations and, combining within-occupation task information from labor force surveys with linked plant-worker data for Germany, establish three interrelated facts: (1) larger plants and exporters...

We propose a simple explanation for the long-run decline in the startup rate. It was caused by a slowdown in labor supply growth since the late 1970s, largely pre-determined by demographics. This channel explains roughly two-thirds of the decline and why incumbent firm survival and average...

We use comprehensive micro data in the French manufacturing sector between 1995 and 2017 to document the effects of automation technologies on employment, sales, prices, wages, and the labor share. Causal effects are estimated with event studies and a shift-share IV design...

Der 18. IWH/IAB-Workshop zur Arbeitsmarktpolitik diskutiert die Auswirkungen von Demografie und Transformationsprozessen auf Betriebe und Erwerbspersonen sowie geeignete politische Maßnahmen, um negativen Folgen dieser Entwicklungen auf das Arbeitskräfteangebot entgegenzuwirken. Topics: -...

It is with great regret that we announce that EAWOP 2022 Congress in Glasgow has had to be cancelled. The risk to every one attending of the new Omicron variant together with the serious implications for travel have left us no choice.

The pandemic has touched almost every aspect of our lives and brought about profound changes in the way we work. But to what extent has the virus strained working life? Or has the viral pandemic forced workplaces to change for the better? The aim of this one-day conferenceis to invite leading...

The theme of the 19th EAWOP Congress is “Working for the greater good: Inspiring people, designing jobs and leading organizations for a more inclusive society”. Topics: Employment relations; Positive organizational behavior; Interventions; Ethics and sustainability; Emotion in the workplace;...

The major focus of the congress will be on ‘Enabling Change through Work and Organizational Psychology’ and opportunities and practices to meet the needs of businesses and organizations to allow them to maximize their efficiency. The congress programme will reflect these themes and highlight...

Topics: - Employment relations - Employee stress and burnout - Positive organizational behavior - Health and interventions - Work-Family Interface - Personnel selection - Human resource management - Leadership and management - Sustainable environment and organizations - Performance and...