Balancing climate action, energy access, and economic development during an energy transition presents unique social, economic, and political challenges, especially for coal-dependent economies like Australia. This report aims to serve as a summary record for the participants of a hybrid workshop held in New Delhi in July 2023, and offers a broad overview of the...

This paper provides descriptive analysis of regional economic resilience in New Zealand during the Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. The authors focus on the resilience of regional labour markets, and complement this with analysis of regional labour reallocation, two regional case studies, and discussion of longer-term drivers of change in the regions and their...

This paper considers the likely effects of public policies on workers in the transition to net zero. While aggregate employment effects could be relatively small, the authors argue that the combination of policies and technological change required to bring about decarbonisation will require considerable reallocation of production factors.

This working paper summarises some of the key issues and trends with regards to 'offshoring' and 'reshoring'. It then sets out a research agenda which would result in a better understanding the future of offshoring and reshoring and their impact on domestic labour markets, which would help policy-makers in OECD countries plan for the changes...

Generative AI can be economically disruptive through its impact on wage inequality, wealth inequality and potential job displacement. In this report, the authors examine what policy's role in the future of AI could be.