We assess intergenerational mobility in terms of education and income rank in five Latin American countries—Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and Panama—by accounting for the education and occupation of both…
In Germany, more than half of employees are already using artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, although the majority do so informally. This suggests that employees perceive AI applications as…
Educational tracking—separating students into tracks or schools by ability — is commonplace, but access and preferences for top programs often depend on socioeconomic status (SES), reinforcing inequality. We…
Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) have become a key antipoverty policy in Latin America in the last 25 years. The ultimate goal of this kind of programs is to break the intergenerational transmission of poverty…
The digital transformation is opening up new ways of working, collaborating and shaping the future – whether through remote work, AI-supported processes or virtual teams. This offers opportunities for more…
This paper focuses on the question of whether job-related work experience, especially in tight occupations, is sufficient to increase the employment opportunities of school dropouts in comparison with graduates.…
The Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968 was focused on highlighting, and ultimately reducing, poverty in the United States. As part of the campaign, protestors from across the country were transported to…
New technologies drive productivity growth, yet the distribution of gains may be unequal. We study how labor market institutions – specifically shop-floor worker representation – mediate the impact of…
