The 21st century fracking boom transformed American energy production, but new jobs were often filled by temporary in-migrants and long-distance commuters, possibly reducing economic benefits for prior residents. We use novel restricted-access data from the U.S. Census Bureau to assess fracking...

We provide the first systematic evidence on the labor market consequences of the 25% decline in Canadian visits to the United States in 2025. We combine smartphone foot-traffic data measuring Canadian visitor presence at the ZIP code × industry level with real-time establishment-level...

This paper examines how declining migration opportunities to the United States affect local labor markets in Mexico. Using novel micro-level data from consular identification cards and deportations, we link individuals’ Mexican municipalities of origin to their U.S. destination states. We...

This paper examines the determinants of temporary migration and return decisions among immigrants in Italy, drawing on a novel administrative dataset covering 3.7 million foreignborn individuals between 2011 and 2022. By reconstructing individual migration histories, we estimate migration...

This study investigates the spatial dimensions of labour market polarization in Hungary by examining the widening gap between developed agglomerations and lagging peripheral regions. It explores how educational inequality, technology-driven risks, and constrained mobility affect the spatial...

This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and rural unemployment in Brazil and Mexico, incorporating the effects of climate variability and spatial interactions. Okun's Law serves as the theoretical framework, and a dynamic spatial panel model is applied to estimate short-term...

This study examines the relationship between firm-level automation in manufacturing and local labor market employment outcomes using 2001-2022 Swedish linked employer-employee data. I utilize a shift-share instrumental variable approach and obtain robust results that automation affects...

There is a space at the interface between the public and state sectors and the private profitable, market sector for the operation of the social economy. The social economy is a socially beneficial area in solving social problems in many countries of the European Union and is still consolidating...

This paper models fair workweek regulations that require employers to provide employees with (1) schedule predictability via advance notice of their work schedule and premium payments for short-notice changes, and (2) access to hours meaning they must offer open hours to existing employees...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Als Basis für eine mittelfristige Schätzung des Qualifizierungsbedarfs erarbeitet das Österreichische Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO) im Auftrag des AMS Österreich regelmäßig Prognosen der Beschäftigungsentwicklung nach Berufsgruppen, Branchen und...

This paper examines labour market matching in Austria from 2008 to 2024, focusing on the regional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using monthly administrative data, we estimate Beveridge curves and matching efficiency across federal states. Our results show that while COVID-19 temporarily...

Both the demand for skilled labor and the skill wage premium have become increasingly dispersed across the United States. This paper examines how technological change within occupations drives these uneven local developments. Combining a novel measure of technological change-capturing shifts in...

This study uses Eurofound's European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) data to examine the spatial and sectoral distribution of large-scale restructuring events - such as company closures, bankruptcies, mergers and acquisition, business relocation and expansions - across EU regions between 2003 and...

This handbook is a key output of the Cross-Border Labour Market project (CBLM) conducted by ÖIR, HÉFTA, Nordregio and commissioned by the European Commission, Directorate General Regional and Urban Policy. The overall project aimed at understanding and addressing complexities of labour markets...

Managers ("bosses") are central to the development and allocation of human capital in firms because they train employees and learn about their abilities. While a multi-divisional firm wants to allocate workers to wherever they are most productive, bosses who are rewarded for their units'...

This chapter analyzes the distinct adjustment paths of U.S. labor markets (places) and U.S. workers (people) to increased Chinese import competition during the 2000s. Us- ing comprehensive register data for 2000-2019, we document that employment levels more than fully rebound in trade-exposed...

This study offers new insights into how different regions in Spain respond to changes in the economic cycle, providing a fresh perspective using quarterly data desegregated by provincial level and gender. We aim to identify which regions are affected the most by the economic fluctuations,...