New paper out: a conceptual framework for the implications of digital technologies, including AI, for work and employment. It also summarises more than 10 years of research on the topic by myself and many collaborators in the JRC, Eurofound and the academic community. Thread 1/7 #EconSky #sociology

New paper out: a conceptual framework for the implications of digital technologies, including AI, for work and employment. It also summarises more than 10 years of research on the topic by myself and many collaborators in the JRC, Eurofound and the academic community. Thread 1/7 #EconSky #sociology

La inteligencia artificial irrumpe con despidos en el mercado de trabajo con muchas dudas sobre su impacto real

I have updated and improved my website, in case anyone is interested. Lots of material in there!

New paper out! With P. Casas, F. Martínez-Plumed, E. Gómez, I. González-Vázquez & S. Salotti, we revisit the occupational impact of AI in the GenAI era, tracking exposure from 2008 to 2024 across 127 occupations in Europe. Thread 1/13 #EconSky #sociology

New paper out! With P. Casas, F. Martínez-Plumed, E. Gómez, I. González-Vázquez & S. Salotti, we revisit the occupational impact of AI in the GenAI era, tracking exposure from 2008 to 2024 across 127 occupations in Europe. Thread 1/13 #EconSky #sociology

The war in Iran could trigger a global food shock • More than 1.1mn tonnes of fertiliser and fertiliser inputs is currently stuck in the Gulf • Shortages are starting during northern hemisphere’s planting season, raising the risk of lower harvests for staples like rice www.ft.com/content/1054...

New paper out! With Álvaro Mariscal de Gante and Ignacio González-Vázquez, we analyse how the platformisation of regular work affects job quality across the EU. We find negative effects for some types of platformisation but not others, and big country variation. 1/10 #EconSky #sociology

New paper out! With Álvaro Mariscal de Gante and Ignacio González-Vázquez, we analyse how the platformisation of regular work affects job quality across the EU. We find negative effects for some types of platformisation but not others, and big country variation. 1/10 #EconSky #sociology

Casi 200 años de voto en Europa por familias de partidos. El sistema nunca había estado tan fragmentado — y la extrema derecha vuelve a niveles de los años 30. (por Daniele Caramani)

Escribo hoy en @elsaltodiario.com Nuevas tecnologías al rescate de ideas viejas: cómo los algoritmos están allanando el terreno a los ultras | www.elsaltodiario.com/opinion/algo...

New piece in Social Europe, on The Algorithmic Workplace: How Platformisation Is Reshaping Work #EconSky #sociology

New piece in Social Europe, on The Algorithmic Workplace: How Platformisation Is Reshaping Work #EconSky #sociology

Hoy escribo en @piedrasdepapel.bsky.social sobre por qué urge volver a atraer a las clases medias a los servicios públicos 👇👇 Si te gusta, difunde. www.eldiario.es/piedrasdepap...

The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.

New piece on Social Europe, on the impact of the digital revolution on work and why platformisation ultimately matters more than automation #EconSky #sociology @lauranurski.bsky.social @sergiotorrejon.com

a third of EU workers report using #AI for work-related purposes. Digital #monitoring is common, particularly for working hours and entry or exit. #AlgorithmicManagement is less prevalent but also quite significant publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

our piece today in Social Europe 👇 The digital transformation of work isn't destroying jobs through automation—it's reshaping how work is organised, managed and controlled | www.socialeurope.eu/the-real-dig... #EconSky #sociology @quiquefm.bsky.social @lauranurski.bsky.social

New piece on Social Europe, on the impact of the digital revolution on work and why platformisation ultimately matters more than automation #EconSky #sociology @lauranurski.bsky.social @sergiotorrejon.com

Esto de la IA es muy preocupante.

50 years in 50 facts 📈 Occupational upgrading is the strongest vector of change in EU labour markets, with the share of professional jobs jumping from 11% to 22% over the past three decades. 📚 Read more: www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/publicati... #Eurofound50

Escribo sobre cómo los algoritmos, a través de la creación de incentivos para la generación y el consumo de productos llamativos, generalizables y fácilmente consumibles, homogeneizan y empobrecen la cultura 👇 www.sergiotorrejon.com/blog/c%C3%B3...

Teacher bias or unobserved ability? @ssreditorial.bsky.social paper w/ @marespadafor.bsky.social Test score error & omitted behavior = 🐘 in the (class)room to identify SES discrimination. Still, beyond "true ability", well-off (low-performing) kids get higher teacher ratings: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

my first solo single as palmera noir is out today! Listen 🎧 and share if you enjoy it open.spotify.com/album/7jYTUo... 🌴🖤 #music #newrelease

Work is not (yet?) disappearing – it’s being reorganised. I contributed to a new JRC report that challenges myths about automation & jobs. @quiquefm.bsky.social @sergiotorrejon.com Some highlights in this 🧵 #EconSky #sociology publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

We just published a new report synthesizing more than 7 years of research on the impact of digital technologies on employment in Europe carried out with my team in the JRC. Lots of evidence and ideas for discussion! #EconSky #sociology @sergiotorrejon.com @lauranurski.bsky.social

We just published a new report synthesizing more than 7 years of research on the impact of digital technologies on employment in Europe carried out with my team in the JRC. Lots of evidence and ideas for discussion! #EconSky #sociology @sergiotorrejon.com @lauranurski.bsky.social

Just published: a Joint Research Centre ( @ec.europa.eu ) report on ‘Work in the Digital Era: How Technology is Transforming Work and Occupations | publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h... @quiquefm.bsky.social @lauranurski.bsky.social

Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.

I wrote a new piece for foreign policy. The US's postwar role as guarantor of Europe’s security is over – and may even turn adversarial. But Europe has an overlooked trump card. When it comes to manufacturing Europe blows the US out of the water. Thread. 1/ foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/07/e...

📢 Book Alert! "Global Trends in Job Polarisation and Upgrading: A Comparison of Developed and Developing Economies" is out! Published by Palgrave Macmillan/ Springer, this volume examines global patterns of job creation at a global scale | 🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #EconSky #sociology

Inheritance flows are rising as a share of national output in many rich countries (The Economist)

🔋 The terms “twin” and “#justtransition” have, up to now, been a discursive device rather than a framework guiding policy. However, the interplay between the transitions is more than a matter of terminology – it is what dictates regulatory actions & practical implementations: bit.ly/eutwintransit

No class death/decomposition—Wealth accumulation is firmly stratified by social classes in Europe, harming equal opportunity: new @socialindicators.bsky.social📝 by @psalasr.bsky.social @guillemvidal.me Villani 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... @florenceups.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social

🗳️ Germany: Left, centre, and right at the federal elections since 1949, updated with the official 2025 preliminary results

New paper out on "Green Jobs. A critique of the occupational approach to measure the employment implications of the green transition." In it, we critically examine the predominant occupational method for assessing green employment, revealing significant limitations. 1/7 #sociology #econsky

New paper out on "Green Jobs. A critique of the occupational approach to measure the employment implications of the green transition." In it, we critically examine the predominant occupational method for assessing green employment, revealing significant limitations. 1/7 #sociology #econsky

Actualización de datos del barómetro del CIS en lo que respecta a la vivienda como principal problema de España y personal. En máximos. Despega la vivienda como problema general y se separa de la problemática individual con pauta similar a la vivida durante el boom inmobiliario de inicios de siglo

¡DeepSeek destronado en siete días! El nuevo modelo o3-mini de OpenAI es más inteligente y cuesta tres veces menos. Los avances IA van *así de rápido*👇

As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/

Quién iba a decir que al tecnofeudalismo se le combate apostando por el código abierto.

Esto es así, y tiene MUCHO que ver con la vivienda como inversión de capital improductiva.

The AI bubble was inflated based on the idea that we need bigger models that both are trained and run on bigger and even larger GPUs. A company came along that has undermined the narrative - ways both substantive and questionable - and now the market panicked that $200bn got wasted on AI capex

This is an excellent primer on some of the privacy dangers posed by large scale AI, from a cybersecurity perspective. Written in clear language, it's the most accessible rundown I've seen yet on these topics! desfontain.es/blog/privacy...

The Occupational Earnings Potential (OEP) scale is also now fully integrated into the DIGCLASS R package, so you can construct OEP from ISCO-88 or ISCO-08 with just a couple of lines of code

Happy to share new @etui.bsky.social report on labour market monopsony and workers' bargaining power www.etui.org/publications... I review how workers' bargaining position and their wages are pushed down by (1) labour market concentration; and (2) a growing use of anti-competitive contract clauses

📑 New ETUI Policy Brief calls for stronger political action to address the hidden human and environmental costs of #GenerativeAI 🧑‍💼 Human #labour in fact plays a central role in every phase of the development, often under precarious conditions Read it here 🔗 etui.org/Z85

Occupational earning potential: A new measure of social hierarchy applied to Europe. By Daniel Oesch, Oliver Lipps, @roujman.bsky.social, Erik Bihagen and @katymorris.bsky.social | publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

🍿¿Cómo se entretiene cada generación? Aquí van 10 gráficos fascinantes sobre la digitalización de nuestro. La televisión ha perdido un dominio de décadas. En 2024 el primer entretenimiento son las redes, Netflix compite con la radio y los juegos con los libros👇

And the new era begins. My Substack is alive again, and here's my first post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-fraudu...