A large literature investigates the employment effects of minimum wages, with comparatively little evidence on other adjustment margins. In this paper, we analyze the impact of a nationwide introduction of minimum wages in Germany on employer-induced work pressure, using detailed worker-level...

Purpose This conceptual study explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the nature of work and reconfiguring the experience of humanness, particularly among low-skilled and informal workers. Method Using an integrative literature review methodology, the study synthesises...

How do minimum wage changes affect workplace amenities? Using the universe of claims from California, the US’ largest workers’ compensation system, over 2000-2019, we exploit geographic variation in state- and city-level minimum wages and local occupation-level variation in exposure to...

In recent decades, job tasks have changed significantly, driven primarily by technological change, with some tasks being automated and others gaining in importance. This may affect employees in two ways: On the one hand, changing tasks might decrease perceived job quality through, e.g.,...

We study the role of expertise in new work - novel occupational roles that emerge as technological and economic conditions evolve - using newly available 1940 and 1950 Census Complete Count files and confidential American Community Survey data from 2011- 2023. We show that new work is...

Im Koalitionsvertrag zur 21. Legislaturperiode sehen CDU, CSU und SPD vor, die Arbeitszeiterfassung unbürokratisch zu regeln und Vertrauensarbeitszeiten im Einklang mit der EU-Arbeitszeitrichtlinie weiterhin ohne Zeiterfassung zu ermöglichen. Ein Versprechen, welches Befürworter von...

A large literature investigates the employment effects of minimum wages, with comparatively little evidence on other adjustment margins. In this paper, we analyze the impact of a nationwide introduction of minimum wages in Germany on employer-induced work pressure, using detailed worker-level...

This study examines how organizational models are evolving beyond post-Fordism in the context of digitalization, platformization, and new forms of labor governance. Using a bibliometric analysis of 1573 Web of Science publications, the article maps the intellectual genealogy, disciplinary...

This paper explores how the evolving platform economy is reshaping the economic landscape across Asia and the Pacific, and how countries in this diverse region are navigating emerging opportunities and challenges. It situates platform work within the broader context of the region's economic...

In this paper, we investigate the relationship between language background and labour market outcomes in the bilingual labour market of the Spanish region of Catalonia. The empirical analysis draws on repeated cross-sectional data that allow us to construct a quantitative measure of linguistic...

Im Koalitionsvertrag zur 21. Legislaturperiode sehen CDU, CSU und SPD vor, die Arbeitszeiterfassung unbürokratisch zu regeln und Vertrauensarbeitszeiten im Einklang mit der EU-Arbeitszeitrichtlinie weiterhin ohne Zeiterfassung zu ermöglichen. Ein Versprechen, welches Befürworter von...

Despite extensive research on migrants and the platform economy, few systematic comparisons exist between migrant and non-migrant workers across diverse migrant groups and types of platform work. This article draws on representative survey data from 14 European Union Member States, which shows...

Sick leave is a key indicator of labour market performance and public health, reflecting employee well-being and working conditions while creating a socioeconomic burden. Rates have increased in Europe due to ageing and shrinking workforces, yet research has focused mainly on medical risks, with...

Die große Mehrheit der Beschäftigten in Deutschland bewertet ihre Arbeitsbedingungen überwiegend positiv. Rund 5.000 Beschäftigte wurden in der IW-Beschäftigtenbefragung 2025 zwischen Ende Mai bis Anfang Juni gebeten, neun zentrale Merkmale ihres Arbeitsplatzes anhand von Schulnoten zu...

Die große Mehrheit der Beschäftigten in Deutschland bewertet ihre Arbeitsbedingungen überwiegend positiv. Rund 5.000 Beschäftigte wurden in der IW-Beschäftigtenbefragung 2025 zwischen Ende Mai bis Anfang Juni gebeten, neun zentrale Merkmale ihres Arbeitsplatzes anhand von Schulnoten zu...

We study the role of expertise in new work - novel occupational roles that emerge as technological and economic conditions evolve - using newly available 1940 and 1950 Census Complete Count files and confidential American Community Survey data from 2011-2023. We show that new work is...

Although toxic work environments are acknowledged as harmful, hospitality research rarely explains how toxic work environments translate into musculoskeletal discomfort through psychosocial mechanisms. Therefore, our study addresses that gap by integrating the stimulus-organism-response...

Digitalisation and the increasing use of digital platforms for the coordination of work processes in an algorithmic way can have deep implications for the world of work. While digital monitoring and algorithmic management are a paradigmatic feature of work in the gig economy, they are...

The rapid expansion of the gig economy is reshaping work globally, producing both new opportunities and significant challenges for workers across diverse regions. This scoping review mapped global evidence on gig workers' experiences between 2018 and 2024, following PRISMA-ScR guidelines. A...

Wie einheitlich oder unterschiedlich vollzieht sich die Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern in den verschiedenen Branchen auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt in Hinblick auf Erwerbsarbeitszeit, Entgelt oder Erwerbsform? Anhand zentraler Indikatoren auf Basis des WSI GenderDatenPortals liefert der...

Der Klimawandel hat bereits spürbare Auswirkungen auf den deutschen Arbeitsmarkt. Besonders der Temperaturanstieg und die Zunahme von Hitzewellen betreffen Branchen wie das Baugewerbe und die Landwirtschaft. Auch andere Branchen wie Dienstleistungen, Logistik, Tourismus und das Verarbeitende...

Der hier vorliegende Projektbericht gibt einen Überblick über die Organisation der Ganztagsförderung in Deutschland und die mit unterschiedlichen Organisationsmodellen verbundenen Potenziale und Herausforderungen. Er enthält zunächst eine Übersicht über die Gestaltung und Durchführung...

Das Land Baden-Württemberg hat ehrgeizige Ziele zum Klimaschutz formuliert. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht, wie sich diese Energiewende auf die Beschäftigung im Land auswirkt- quantitativ wie auch qualitativ. Die Kombination aus sektoraler Betrachtung, strukturökonomischer Analyse,...

This study compares the influence of civil service and private sector employment on the transition rates to the first and the second child. The civil service is often associated with a family-friendly work environment, offering the possibility to reverse the problem of low birth rate. An...

Der Band behandelt das wissenschaftliche Werk sowie die Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen von neun Ökonominnen in einem Zeitraum zwischen der Mitte des 19. und dem Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts. Darunter finden sich international bekannte Namen (wie Joan Robinson oder Claudia Goldin, die...

Technological advancements and organizational restructuring have been linked to increased work intensification through longer workdays, increased responsibility, and increased pressure to meet high standards. Work intensification can have several negative effects such as the increase in...

The hybrid work environment significantly undermines the social well-being of employees in the workplace. Existing research predominantly addresses academics' well-being challenges without offering practical strategies to counter these issues. This study identifies strategies that higher...

Institutions representing the workers' voice have long been a contentious topic in the economic literature. Against a backdrop of inconclusive evidence and limited use of credible identification strategies, we study the impact of the 2015 policy change that introduced mandatory board-level...