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17. Labour market attachment and implications for precarious work: A systematic literature review

Cuinen, Sophie; De Cuyper, Nele; Forrier, Anneleen; … - 2026

A central theme in precariousness research is labour market inclusion and exclusion. Against this background, the concept of labour market attachment (LMA) has gained importance. LMA indicates distance vs. proximity to the labour market, and as such might give insight into precariousness. The...

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A 300-year history of sumo wrestling : an economics perspective

Yamamura, Eiji - 2026

This book traces 300 years of sumo's economic and social history, examining how it survived and evolved through major historical upheavals including the Great Fire of Edo, the Meiji Restoration, and World War II. It explores how sumo developed as immigrants flowed into Edo, and how the tradition...

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5 Milliarden Spielraum im Sozialstaat gewinnen: Wie die Sozialstaatsreform den Bundeshaushalt nachhaltig entlasten kann - und wie nicht

Gottschalk, Saskia; Schuster-Johnson, Florian - 2026

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5 Milliarden Spielraum im Sozialstaat gewinnen : wie die Sozialstaatsreform den Bundeshaushalt nachhaltig entlasten kann - und wie nicht

Gottschalk, Saskia; Schuster, Florian - 2026

Die Bundesregierung plant für 2026 eine umfassende Sozialstaatsreform, aufbauend auf den Ergebnissen der Sozialstaatskommission. Damit soll die deutsche Wirtschaft gestärkt und der Bundeshaushalt entlastet werden. Ob das gelingen kann, analysieren wir in diesem Papier: Wir quantifizieren die...

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Adapting to scarcity : the role of firms in occupational transitions

Klaeui, Jeremias; Kopp, Daniel; Lalive, Rafael; … - 2026

This paper examines the circumstances under which firms facilitate occupational transitions, complementing prior work that focuses on workers' decisions. We link unemployment insurance records with application diaries and clickstream data from a recruitment platform to causally assess how...

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Adapting to scarcity : the role of firms in occupational transitions

Klaeui, Jeremias; Kopp, Daniel; Lalive, Rafael; … - 2026

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Aggregate Employment and the Rise of Services across Time and Countries

Duarte, Margarida; Restuccia, Diego - 2026

We study the sectoral reallocation of employment over time and across countries, with a focus on the rise of services. We document substantial changes in the ratio of aggregate employment to working-age population across countries that are not systematically related to productivity growth or...

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Aggregate employment and the rise of services across time and countries

Duarte, Margarida; Restuccia, Diego - 2026

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Aging at the very top

Kecht, Valentin; Lizzeri, Alessandro; Saidi, Farzad - 2026

This paper documents that the age at which CEOs are appointed has risen sharply over the past several decades. Using newly assembled data covering a wide set of firms, we show that this increase is concentrated outside the largest listed firms and driven primarily by longer and more diverse...

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Aging at the very top

Kecht, Valentin; Lizzeri, Alessandro; Saidi, Farzad - 2026

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AI adoption and workforce change in SMEs

Bharier, David; Etheridge, Ben; Morais, Paulo - 2026

This paper investigates Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and its labour market consequences among UK small and medium enterprises, using novel data from the British Chambers of Commerce Business Outlook Survey, collected in early 2026. AI adoption is increasingly widespread, with over half...

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AI and Europe’s labor market

Gathmann, Christina - 2026

Adoption of AI has accelerated in Europe, especially after 2022. To adopt AI, firms need employees with data and AI skills, but small firms in particular lack the necessary expertise. AI shifts skill demand in exposed occupations, requiring AI skills combined with judgment and decision-making...

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AI and labor market outcomes : evidence from China

Fang, Tony; Lin, Carl; Liu, Qing - 2026

As artificial intelligence (AI) spreads worldwide, its impact on labor markets is still unfolding and remains uncertain, yet potentially far-reaching in developing economies undergoing rapid structural transformation. This paper provides the first large-scale evidence from China, where AI...

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