Using linked employer-employee data for Finland we examine associations between job design and ten measures of worker wellbeing. In accordance with Karasek's (1979) model we find positive correlations between many aspects of worker wellbeing and job control. However, contrary to the model, job...

The information technology revolution has had dramatic effects on jobs and the labor market. Many routine and manual tasks have been automated, replacing workers. By contrast, new technologies complement non-routine, cognitive, and social tasks, making work in such tasks more productive. These...

Digitale Technologien ermöglichen die Flexibilisierung von Arbeitsort und Arbeitszeit und vergrößern damit den Spielraum für ein selbstbestimmtes Arbeiten. Die IW-Beschäftigtenbefragung 2015 bestätigt, dass mobiles Arbeiten in der Tat mit mehr Zeitsouveränität im Job einhergeht. Die...