We study the effects of digital transformation in the EU on individual employment outcomes, wage growth, and income inequality, during the decade 2010-2019. Our results allow us to formulate a "conveyor-belt" hypothesis, whereas digital skills are important for finding a job, but less so for...

We study the effects of digital transformation in the EU on individual employment outcomes, wage growth, and income inequality, during the decade 2010-2019. Our results allow us to formulate a “conveyor-belt” hypothesis, whereas digital skills are important for finding a job, but less so for...

This study was conducted to support the impact assessment of a new EU-level initiative aimed at enhancing the quality, inclusiveness, and accessibility of traineeships. Three primary issues were identified: i) the problematic use of traineeships, ii) poor-quality traineeships, and iii) unequal...

This analysis aims to explore how employee income distribution performed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic; it further aims to compare it with a pre-pandemic scenario (2019) and with the financial and the sovereign debt crisis. By referring to the EU Labour Force Survey (LFS)...

Income inequality became more and more prominent in the academic and policy debate in recent years and particularly since the economic downturn. Inequality, indeed, may have long-term effects on (potential) growth and macroeconomic stability, reinforcing existing inequalities and reducing...