The working lives of younger generations seem more precarious today. The economy has transformed towards lower shares of workers in national income, the rise of superstar firms, non-poaching agreements, zero-hour contracts, and the decline of unions. Future developments like artificial intelligence and worldwide work platforms could have a profound impact on the future of work. Technological developments like the gig economy have already created a new set of entrepreneurs, but they have also casualized work in many areas. Recent empirical research has made much progress in understanding the processes driving these changes in the economy and their impacts on firms, workers and communities.

The organisers thank the ERC Starting Grant 760037 for funding.

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Speakers

Swati Dhingra is an associate professor at LSE and the Centre for Economic Performance.

Dorothee Rouzet is a senior economist at the OECD. She leads the Chief Economist Office's work for OECD flagship publications on the Global Economic Outlook and Interim Economic Outlook, including shaping key messages on global economic developments and policy recommendations.

Peter Schott is Juan Trippe Professor of International Economics, Yale School of Management.

John Van Reenen is Gordon Y Billard Professor in Management and Economics, MIT and BP Centennial Professor, LSE.

Andres Velasco (chair) is dean of the LSE School of Public Policy.