We systematically review the empirical literature on the past four decades of technological
change and its impact on employment, distinguishing between five broad technology …

With the process of digitalization now in full swing, many are wondering how the adoption of
new technologies influences job creation and destruction. Much hinges upon the specific …

This book serves as a sequel to two distinguished volumes on capitalism: Continuity and
Change in Contemporary Capitalism (Cambridge, 1999) and Order and Conflict in …

Identifying effective policy interventions for adults with low literacy and numeracy skills has
become increasingly important. The PIAAC Survey of Adult Skills has revealed that a …

The consensus view in economics is that labor markets are polarizing as job creation takes
place in high-skilled and low-skilled occupations, while jobs shrink in midskilled ones. The …

In Post-Democracy (Polity, 2004) Colin Crouch argued that behind the façade of strong
institutions, democracy in many advanced societies was being hollowed out, its big events …

Welfare states around the globe are changing, challenged by the development of
knowledge economies. In many countries, policy-makers' main response has been to …

This book is the product of research and reflection over more than three de cades. Sources
in our earlier work are cited at appropriate places in the text. Our progress has also been …

What types of jobs are growing: well-paid managerial jobs or low-paid auxiliary jobs, high-
end professional jobs or bottom-end service jobs? Can occupational change transform …

In this article, we critically discuss the hypothesis linking routine-biased technical change
and job polarization. First, we put it in the context of earlier debates on the impact of …