Future of work and the Nordic model: lessons and new challenges -- How does technological advancement affect the labour market and the need for skills? -- The Future of Work – how does technological development impact on work and the need for skills? -- How are authorities and industries...

This paper revisits the relationship between economic growth and employment creation as expressed in Okun’s law by using the latest updated global ILO dataset for new and more detailed estimates. The analysis confirms that there are important variations across regions of the world and income...

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a more severe labour market crisis in 2020 than that witnessed during the 2009 global financial crisis. As a consequence of lockdown measures, which have been the main cause of damage to labour markets, the deepest impacts in 2020 have been found in...

This paper revisits the relationship between economic growth and employment creation as expressed in Okun's law by using the latest updated global ILO dataset for new and more detailed estimates. The analysis confirms that there are important variations across regions of the world and income...

Examines trends in non-regular employment and related issues in the Republic of Korea. Argues that the labour market is further segmented by different types of non-regular employment and such segmentation is demonstrated in job quality gaps.

Examines how ageing affects working time in EU countries. Finds that employment conditions can influence decisions about working at older ages.

Introduction to Regulating for Decent Work: New Directions in Labour Market Regulation (Palgrave/ILO 2011). The book is an international and interdisciplinary response to the two most significant accounts of the role and significance of labour market regulation: orthodox economic theory and the...