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New jobs, old jobs: The evolution of work in New Zealand's cities and towns
Recent international research has highlighted how the effects of changes in technology and markets vary…
More than schooling: Understanding gender differences in the labor market when measures of skill are available
This paper uses measures of cognitive and noncognitive skills in an expanded definition of human…
Migration and jobs: Issues for the 21st century
With an estimated 724 million extreme poor people living in developing countries, and the world’s…
Making skills transparent: Recognising vocational skills acquired through workbased learning
This paper looks at the importance of mechanisms that give formal recognition to vocational skills…
Job polarisation and the middle class: New evidence on the changing relationship between skill levels and household income levels from 18 OECD countries
Labour markets across the OECD have polarised in recent decades, as the share of middle-skill…
Is technology widening the gender gap? Automation and the future of female employment
Using individual level data on task composition at work for 30 advanced and emerging economies,…
Gig economy platforms: Boon or bane?
The rapid emergence of gig economy platforms that use digital technologies to intermediate labour on…
How computerisation is transforming jobs: Evidence from Eurofound's European Working Conditions Survey
This paper investigates changes in the task content, methods and tools of European jobs from…
Gender and the gig economy: Critical steps for evidence-based policy
The gig economy – in which digital platforms link workers with the purchasers of their…