The impact of robots on employment and trade is a highly discussed topic in the academic And public debates. Particularly, there are concerns that automation may threat jobs in emerging countries given the erosion of the labour cost advantage. We provide evidence on the effects of robots on...

Social distancing has become worldwide the key public policy to be implemented during the COVID-19 epidemic and reducing the degree of proximity among workers turned out to be an important dimension. An emerging literature looks at the role of automation in supporting the work of humans but the...

Die Stellungnahme bewertet die beiden Anträge (zu Mindest-Kurzarbeitergeld und QualifizierungsKurzarbeit), die bei der öffentlichen Anhörung des Ausschusses für Arbeit und Soziales des Deutschen Bundestags am 1.3.2021 behandelt wurden. Im Vergleich zum ersten Antrag und zur aktuell geltenden...

This paper fills a gap in the literature by investigating whether temporary agency employment substitutes regular employment. To take into account the interaction between the two employment forms, we identify a SVAR model with correlated innovations by volatility regimes. We show that a positive...