Enrique Fernández Macías

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.

The Real Digital Revolution At Work: Why Platformisation Matters More Than Robots The digital transformation of work isn't destroying jobs through automation—it's fundamentally reshaping how work is organised, managed and controlled.

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

Digital Monitoring, Algorithmic Management and the Platformisation of Work in Europe This report presents new evidence on the platformisation of work in the European Union, examining the prevalence and potential impacts of digital tools, digital monitoring and algorithmic management. ...

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

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The Real Digital Revolution At Work: Why Platformisation Matters More Than Robots The digital transformation of work isn't destroying jobs through automation—it's fundamentally reshaping how work is organised, managed and controlled.

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

The Real Digital Revolution At Work: Why Platformisation Matters More Than Robots The digital transformation of work isn't destroying jobs through automation—it's fundamentally reshaping how work is organised, managed and controlled.

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

sergiotorrejon.com - Cómo los algoritmos empobrecen la cultura Cómo los algoritmos empobrecen la cultura El auge de los flujos algorítmicos en redes y plataformas Los feeds o flujos de información algorítmicos, que determinan el contenido que aparece en redes y p...

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...

Estrellas y Limones

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 in the Digital Era: How Technology is Transforming Work and Occupations This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of digital technologies on work and occupations in Europe, critically reassessing dominant narratives of mass unemployment and job polarisat...

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

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#EconSky #sociology
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Work in the Digital Era: How Technology is Transforming Work and Occupations This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of digital technologies on work and occupations in Europe, critically reassessing dominant narratives of mass unemployment and job polarisat...

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

And our working papers series on Labour, Education and Employment: ideas.repec.org/s/ipt/laedte...

Employment, the nature of work in Europe The digital and green transitions, along with demographic trends and globalisation, are changing the nature of work in Europe: reshaping labour markets, transforming tasks, occupations and skills, and...

For more info, see our website: joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/projects-and...

Digital tools are changing how we work (either in front of computers or using mobile/wearable digital devices), how work is organised (labour platforms and new forms of outsourcing) and controlled (digital monitoring, algorithmic management). The challenge is job quality, not mass unemployment.

A summary table with the main findings of the report "Work in the Digital Era: How Technology is Transforming Work and Occupations"

We argue that robots are not destroying jobs in a significant way, computers are not polarising labour markets, and AI tends to complement rather than substitute labour. In our view, the main impact of digital technologies has been on the nature and organisation of work, not on employment numbers.

Table of contents of the report "Work in the Digital Era: How Technology is Transforming Work and Occupations"

In the research summarised in this report, we try to confront dominant narratives with carefully compiled evidence. In the last few years there has been a kind of "automation anxiety" which in our view is completely unsupported by data.

Work in the Digital Era: How Technology is Transforming Work and Occupations This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of digital technologies on work and occupations in Europe, critically reassessing dominant narratives of mass unemployment and job polarisat...

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.

Heavy Industry Is Europe’s Trump Card The continent has an upper hand in its looming security competition with the United States.

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.

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📢 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

Wealth and Income Stratification by Social Class in Five European Countries - Social Indicators Research Wealth is a central determinant of life chances and intergenerational status persistence in modern societies. Despite increasing attention, sociologists traditionally overlooked its role in class-base...

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 👇
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@florenceups.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social

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

Green Jobs. A critique of the occupational approach to measure the employment implications of the green transition The green transition is set to transform labour markets, yet its impact remains difficult to measure. This paper critically examines the occupational approach—based on task-based measures—which is the...

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

Bonus: in our "Labour, Education and Technology" (LET) working paper series, we are publishing other interesting studies on the employment impact of the green transition, check it out!

In short, we argue that the occupational approach cannot adequately capture the evolving labor market dynamics of the green transition. Alternative methodologies, based on measuring green outputs and processes at the company level, are needed. 7/7 END

Chart that shows the evolution in the share of employment in green jobs according to the occupational approach

Empirical application across 24 EU countries (2011-2022) suggests (misleadingly) very little change in the share of green jobs in the last 15 years. Furthermore, no correlation is found with key environmental indicators. 6/7