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Now published: The new issue of the EconPol Newsletter for September and October 2023. It includes: a new Policy Brief analyzing skills within the German and European automotive industry; a new Expert Opinion discussing the conflict between economic growth and ecological sustainability; and the latest issue of EconPol Forum which deals with the question on the future of the EU Single Market on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. You will also find a preview of our conferences in Brussels in November.

In its agreement with film and television companies, the Writers Guild of America included not only pay increases, but also protections around artificial intelligence. Screenwriters are not the only ones fretting about their jobs as AI takes the world by storm: the stormy sounds are keeping many other types of workers, and policymakers foremost, awake at night. And AI is just one of the disruptive technologies being deployed. So, how to future-proof the workforce, in the face of such technological disruption?

Despite ambitious pledges made in Paris in 2015, with the EU at the forefront, the world is not on track to stop climate change within safe limits. Policies and public debates fall short of what has been promised. What can be done to make the green transition happen? Shared Perspectives 2023 has leading policymakers and policy-focused economists discussing these questions based on economic evidence and charting politically feasible routes through the green transition. The distinguished keynote speakers are Mr.

Emigration from Poland can have a strong impact on elections, according to a new study in the journal EconPol Forum. Higher emigration causes a significant increase in right-wing votes: a 1 percent increase in the number of emigrants increases the share of right-wing votes by 0.25 percent. The opposite is true for the left-wing parties: a 1 percent increase in the number of emigrants causes a 0.57 percent decline in left-wing parties’ share of the vote.

In 1993, the European Single Market was created with the aim of enabling the free movement of goods, services and capital. It has created jobs and fostered growth and prosperity across the EU. Today, the European Single Market is the EU’s driving force in addressing new challenges. In the future, the European Single Market will play a decisive role in setting a framework of reliable social standards and common goals. It will ensure Europe’s resilience by helping companies adapt their supply chains to future risks and find new business opportunities.