The project is part of the Weizenbaum Institute. The research group based there and associated with the WZB research group "Globalization, Work and Production" is investigates how work is changing through the use of AI.
The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the functioning of global systems of outsourced and offshored production known as ‘global production networks’ (GPNs). Factory slowdowns and shutdowns worldwide led to job losses, revised firm strategies, and new government policies. Covid-19 disruptions to GPNs have been severe and unprecedented in many ways. The project aims to understand how and to what extent the Covid-19 crisis, and now increasing geopolitical tensions due to the US-China trade and technology conflict, but also due to the Russian war on Ukraine and energy concerns, will lead to geographical restructuring of GPNs.
Das europäische Asylsystem ist zum Lotteriespiel geworden: Geografische Lage, Geld, Fitness und Glück auf dem gefährlichen Land- und Seeweg bestimmen, wer es bis zur Grenze schafft, Asyl beantragen und einwandern kann. Wer es nicht schafft, hat das Nachsehen. Europa tut sich mit diesem System aber auch selbst keinen Gefallen.
Are teachers biased in their grading against certain demographic groups? Using data on more than 1 million Danish 9th grade students, we find evidence for small pro-girl and pro-migrant-background biases. We also document large variance in bias across teachers and a negative (“compensatory”) relationship between teacher bias and relative performance of the student group on standardized tests.