Tag: VOXEU

Hybrid Work – Post-pandemic: why a hybrid working model may be most effective (Nicholas Bloom, Paul Mizen, Shivani Taneja, VoxEU, WEF)

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a collective shift to working from home, with a number of employees still anxious about returning to the office. ...

Brazil – Earnings inequality and dynamics in the presence of informality: The case of Brazil (Niklas Engbom, Gustavo Gonzaga, Christian Moser, Roberta Olivieri, VOXEU)

Figure 1 Evolution of percentiles (left) and dispersion (right) of the log earnings distribution from 1985-2017 - Source: RAIS, 1985-2017. Earnings inequality and dynamics in...

Europe – Sticky floors or glass ceilings? The role of human capital, working time flexibility and discrimination in the gender wage gap (VOXEU)

Gabriele Ciminelli, Cyrille Schwellnus Despite progress in recent decades, women in Europe still earn roughly 15% less per hour than similarly qualified men. This column...

UK – Brexit deterred international students from applying to UK universities (VOXEU)

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Agnese Romiti Attracting international students is critical for public universities in the UK increasingly facing funding cuts and a diminishing domestic youth population. This...

The government as an (effective) venture capitalist (VOXEU)

Jessica Bai, Shai Bernstein, Abhishek Dev, Josh Lerner Government funding to boost innovation has seen an uplift since the unfolding of the COVID crisis. Using...

UK/Europe – Free trade agreements do not always ensure free trade (VOXEU)

Jan I. Haaland, Ian Wooton The changes in the UK’s trading relationship with the EU are likely to have widespread effects, many of which are...

Gender role norms and mothers’ labour supply (VOXEU)

Danilo Cavapozzi, Marco Francesconi, Cheti Nicoletti Despite a significant reduction in gender differences in the labour market over the last 40 years, they are still...

Cooperation among people with different cognitive skill levels (VOXEU)

Eugenio Proto, Aldo Rustichini, Andis Sofianos A large part of social interaction occurs among very different individuals. Characteristics such as trust, altruism, and intelligence can...

Central banks in a shifting world: Selected takeaways from the ECB’s online Sintra Forum (VOXEU)

Philipp Hartmann, Glenn Schepens The 2020 ECB Forum on Central Banking addressed some key issues from the ongoing monetary policy strategy review and embedded them...

Pandemic divergence: The social and economic costs of Covid-19 (VOXEU)

Eduardo Levy Yeyati, Federico Filippini The long-term social and economic consequences of Covid-19 are uncertain. This column provides a preliminary assessment of the variation in...

Central bank communication: Remember who’s talking (VOXEU)

In Do Hwang, Thomas Lustenberger, Enzo Rossi Central bank communication has become an important policy tool over the past 20 years. This column uses survey...

Modern infectious diseases: Macroeconomic impacts and policy responses (VOXEU)

David Bloom, Michael Kuhn, Klaus Prettner In addition to the devastating human toll, the economic upheaval wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the inextricable relationship...

Europe – The Janus’ face of Europe’s new social rulebook (VOXEU)

László Andor, Robin Huguenot-Noël In the midst of a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the European continent, the European Commission released the Social...

Trade to adapt: Changing specialisation to cope with climate change (VOXEU)

Bruno Conte, Klaus Desmet, Dávid Krisztián Nagy, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg Trade restrictions are often invoked as a way to stem climate change. Although international transportation is...

Pathways for productivity and growth after the COVID-19 crisis (VOXEU)

Hans‐Helmut Kotz, Jan Mischke, Sven Smit The future of productivity and economic growth in the US and Europe is uncertain. This column reviews evidence from...

The work-from-home technology boon (VOXEU)

Morris Davis, Andra Ghent, Jesse Gregory The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a radical shift in how much people work from home. This column argues that, through...