The world of work is changing. There have been huge shifts in the kinds of work we do and the types of organisations we work for.
What has been happening to inequalities in the UK’s labour market? What have been the impacts of growing forms of non-traditional employment, such as work in the gig economy? What tools do we have to boost incomes for workers?
In this video, Giulia Giupponi takes us through the latest research on the UK labour market.
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Research Fellow Bocconi University
Giulia, an Assistant Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, studies the employment and welfare effects of social insurance and minimum wages.
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