Handbook on Labour Markets in Transition

Edited by Stéphane Carcillo, Head of the Jobs and Income Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Associated Professor of Economics and Researcher,Sciences Po, Paris, France and Research Fellow, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Germany and Stefano Scarpetta, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), France, Research Fellow, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Germany and Full Professor, Mercatorum University, Italy

‘This comprehensive and innovative volume is an essential resource for understanding the unprecedented transformations reshaping our economies and labor markets. The authors meticulously explore the intricate interplay of technological advancements, demographic shifts, and environmental imperatives, offering a detailed analysis of large trends in the labor market as well as insightful policy responses and firm behavior. Their forward-looking approach emphasizes preventive policies and lifelong learning, providing a strategic framework that is both timely and crucial for navigating the future of work. By addressing the multifaceted factors influencing labor dynamics and skill needs, this handbook equips policymakers, researchers, and practitioners with the tools necessary to foster resilience and equity in an ever-evolving economic landscape.’

• ContentsIntroduction to the Handbook on Labour Markets in Transition: PromotingResilience in a World in Flux 1Stéphane Carcillo and Stefano ScarpettaPART I THE MEGATRENDS AND THE LABOUR MARKET1 Automation, techies, and labor market restructuring 15Ariell Reshef and Farid Toubal2 Job automation: complementarities and capabilities 36Glenda Quintini3 The productivity slowdown and the labour income share 55Patrice Ollivaud and Cyrille Schwellnus4 New technologies and evolving market structures 73Monica Langella and Valeria Zurla5 New forms of work 93Andrea Bassanini, Stijn Broecke and Linn Anita Rustad6 The green transition: understanding and managing impacts for workers 119Capucine Riom and Anna Valero7 Spatial polarisation of labour markets: a comparative approach 139Elisabetta Pietrostefani, Giada Garofani and Georgios Melios8 Navigating behavioral biases in job search: overview and digital solutions 163Michele Belot, Philipp Kircher and Paul Muller9 Aging and growth: can automation outpace falling labor supply,reduced dynamism, and fewer innovations? 176Andrew Glover and José Mustre-del-Río10 Consumer preferences and changes in the labour market 187William Addessi and Federico SallustiPART II THE IMPACT ON THE LABOUR MARKET POLICIES ANDINSTITUTIONS11 Employment protection legislation and job reallocation across sectors,firms, and workers 212Pierre Cahuc and Marco G. Palladino12 The widespread presence and effects of temporary jobs 224Franck Malherbet and Pedro S. Martins13 Unemployment insurance and new forms of work 241Laura Khoury and Daphné Skandalis14 The effectiveness of job retention schemes during economic crises 262Alexander Hijzen, Egbert Jongen and Mateo Montenegro15 Social dialogue in transition 279Anke Hassel and Kilian Weil16 Safety nets: universal benefit, means-tested support or basic income? 300Sarah Marchal and Ive Marx17 Fighting in-work poverty: the minimum wage versus in-work benefits 319Richard V. Burkhauser, Kevin Corinth and Joseph J. Sabia18 Teleworking: yes but how much? 341Sandrine Cazes and Claudia Senik19 AI, automation and taxation 354Spencer Bastani and Daniel Waldenström20 School-to-work transitions and early career developments 371Werner Eichhorst and Ulf Rinne21 Ageing and worker displacement 389Andrew Aitken, Shruti Singh and Simona Otrisalova22 Adult learning: the employers’ provision of retraining and re-skilling 424Giorgio Brunello, Désirée Rückert and Patricia Wruuck23 The role of public employment services in enhancing labour market matching 442Sofia Dromundo Mokrani, Anne Lauringson and Theodora Xenogiani24 Closing the gender gap: promoting labour market participation 463Jorgen M. Harris and Eleonora Patacchini25 Persistent gender pay gaps: drivers and policy levers 483Nicole Fortin and Valerie Frey