Blending the physical and virtual: a hybrid model for the future of work
Executive summary With the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, countries are beginning to imagine a future in which workers’ and employers’ choices are not conditioned by the pandemic. The crisis hit...
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The coming productivity boom
This blog was originally published on the MIT Technology Review. The last 15 years have been tough times for many Americans, but there are now encouraging signs of a turnaround. Productivity growth,...
View ArticleStability of collusion and quality differentiation: a Nash bargaining approach
How do incentives to collude depend on how asymmetric firms are? In many markets, product quality is an important parameter that determines firms’ market strategies. We study collusion in a...
View ArticlePlatform mergers and antitrust
This is an updated version of the Working Paper: Platform mergers and antitrust published by Bruegel in January 2021. Platform ecosystems rely on economies of scale, data-driven economies of scope,...
View ArticleThe skills of the future
‘Technological change is revolutionising the workplace’, ‘the future is automated’ and ‘a robot will be doing my work before long’ are phrases we hear a lot when it comes to discussing the impact of...
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Workers can unlock the artificial intelligence revolution
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to boost firm-level labour productivity by three to four per cent, and therefore significantly impact economic growth in Europe. However, only four in ten...
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Designing a hybrid work organisation
With the end of the pandemic in sight, organisations are rethinking when and where their employees will work. Over half of office workers want to keep working remotely for three or more weekdays and...
View ArticleA new direction for the European Union’s half-hearted semiconductor strategy
The authors thank Sybrand Brekelmans, Viktor Krozer, Guntram Wolff and Georg Zachmann for their comments. A basic component in electronic devices, semiconductors are essential to the production of...
View ArticleWill European Union recovery spending be enough to fill digital investment gaps?
The digital transformation has the potential to make our lives smarter, more productive and more comfortable. To name just a few examples: citizens can save time by using digital public services, save...
View ArticleAre robots taking our jobs?
In the future, what forces will cause the economy to grow and stagnate? What impact will AI and automation have on the economy? Is capitalism a sustainable economic model? Today on The Sound of...
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