TY - JOUR A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Palier, Bruno A1 - Avlijaš, Sonja T1 - The pursuit of growth. Growth regimes, growth strategies and welfare reforms in advanced capitalist economies JF - Stato e mercato N2 - In this article, we develop an analytical framework to study how economies and welfare systems have been adapted to the common challenges of post-industrialization, financialization, and the knowledge economy. We show that, despite the global interconnectedness of modern economies, national trajectories of growth and policy-making remain distinct. Our explanation focuses on the pursuit of different growth strategies in contemporary advanced capitalist economies. Growth strategies are in large parts welfare reforms. Governments use the policy tools of the welfare state such as employment policy, housing policy, pensions, minimum wages and education as facilitators for growth. They pursue them in different ways depending on the growth regime their economies are embedded in. The articles starts with an overview of two key concepts used to build our argument: i) the complementary relationship between national growth and welfare regimes and ii) growth strategies through which growth and welfare regimes are reformed in the new era of globalization, ICT and financialization driven growth. It then provides an overview of five main ideal-typical growth regimes that have developed in advanced capitalist economies: the dynamic services export-led growth regime, the high-quality manufacturing export-led, the FDI-financed export-led, the financebased domestic demand-led and the public-financed domestic demand-led ones. Finally, it analyses the ties between growth strategies and welfare reforms and thus identifies five main types of welfare state reforms strategies: dualization of welfare, social investment, fiscal and social attractiveness, commodification of welfare, and social protectionism. Within the Eurozone, because of external pressure, the latter strategy has been transformed into a «competitive impoverishment» strategy for Southern European countries. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1425/97509 VL - 2020 IS - 3 SP - 41 EP - 77 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Palier, Bruno ED - Hassel, Anke ED - Palier, Bruno T1 - Growth Strategies and Welfare Reforms BT - How Have Growth Regimes Evolved? N2 - Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies takes stock of the major economic challenges that advanced industrial democracies have faced since the early 1990s and the responses by governments to them. It has three goals: firstly, to further our understanding of how political economies have transformed over the past decades; secondly, to analyse the contribution of governments to these changes, by looking at their growth strategies and thirdly, to highlight and analyse the role of the reforms of welfare systems in this transformative change. In a nutshell, this book maps and provides general understanding of the evolution of growth regimes in advanced capitalist countries. It identifies five main growth regimes in contemporary advanced capitalist economies (three export-led and two domestic demand-led ones). To do so the book combines a supply side approach to economic growth as advocated by the Varieties of Capitalism Literature (OUP, 2001) with a demand side perspective as the recent discussion on growth models has exemplified. It argues that all political economies consist of growth regimes, which are based on a set of institutions that shape the supply side of the economy as well as on demand drivers such as government spending and private consumption. Both supply and demand are heavily shaped by the welfare state which provides for skills through education systems and stimulates demand through high social spending and private pension funds. The book focuses on the analysis of welfare reforms as growth strategies pursued by governments in an era characterised by financialization and the rise of the knowledge economy. Y1 - 2021 SN - 9780198866176 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198866176.001.0001 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - von Verschuer, Sophia ED - Gröbel, Rainer ED - Dransfeld-Haase, Inga T1 - Das Paradox der europäischen Mitbestimmung T2 - Strategische Personalarbeit in der Transformation: Partizipation und Mitbestimmung für ein erfolgreiches HRM N2 - Die Personalarbeit hat sich stark verändert. Prägend sind der demografische Wandel, neue Werte in der Arbeitswelt und technologische Transformationen, die Unternehmen, Personalabteilungen und Mitbestimmungsakteure herausfordern. Eine konstruktive Zusammenarbeit zwischen Personal- und Mitbestimmungsverantwortlichen ist - so die Botschaft dieses Buchs - der Schlüssel für gute und breit akzeptierte Lösungen. Wissenschaftliche Analysen und Praxisbeispiele zeigen, dass Mitbestimmung auf Augenhöhe die Zufriedenheit der Beschäftigten erhöht und zu einer besseren wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und ökologischen Nachhaltigkeit führt. Dieses Buch eröffnet durch seinen Dreiklang aus Wissenschaft, Arbeitgeber- und Arbeitnehmersicht neue Perspektiven für die strategische Personalarbeit. Die praktischen Empfehlungen greifen dabei auf betriebliche Beispiele zurück, in denen Personalverantwortliche und Akteure der Mitbestimmung über Hürden und Erfolge im beruflichen Alltag berichten. Leserinnen und Leser gewinnen so wertvolle Denkanstöße und erhalten Gestaltungsimpulse für das weite Feld von Personalarbeit und Mitbestimmung. Y1 - 2021 UR - https://shop.bund-verlag.de/strategische-personalarbeit-in-der-transformation-978-3-7663-7156-0 SN - 978-3-7663-7156-0 SP - 757 EP - 772 PB - Bund-Verlag CY - Frankfurt ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Özkiziltan, Didem A1 - Hassel, Anke T1 - Artificial Intelligence at Work: An Overview of the Literature N2 - This paper provides an overview of the actual and likely labour market transformations caused by increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies across the advanced economies, with a special focus on Germany. The scholarly debates on these issues mainly revolve around the impact of AI on the number and structure of jobs, and around AI-enabled management tools’ perpetuation and aggravation of work-related inequalities and discrimination. The study starts with a brief background of AI as a technology, with a focus on its definition, subfields, capabilities, and history. Following this, it reviews the discussions on the implications of AI use in the world of work and its ethical and political repercussions and continues with a summary of AI use and its impacts in German labour markets. It then discusses the current gaps in the relevant scholarly literature and identifies numerous opportunities for further research. The investigation concludes by addressing two far-reaching implications of increasing utilisation of AI-enabled tools in labour markets. First, in the case that the current trends remain unchanged, the AI-driven future of work is likely to perpetuate and aggravate work-related inequalities and discrimination, diminishing further the prospects of decent work, fair remuneration and adequate social protection for all. Second, predictions provided by current studies only point out one possibility amongst many. Thus, we still have choices as to the advancement, adoption, and utilisation of workplace AI technologies in a way that brings benefit to all. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3796746 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Naczyk, Marek A1 - Wiß, Tobias T1 - The Political Economy of Pension Financialisation: Public Policy Responses to the Crisis JF - Journal of European Public Policy N2 - Financialisation has become a key feature of post-industrial economies. This special issue sheds light on pre-funded private pensions as one key component of financialisation, as they turn savings into investment via financial services providers. Public pension systems face financial pressures, resulting from ageing and rising public debt, while financial services are keen to move into the market of private pension provision. Pre-funded private pensions are shaped by regulatory policies that create and correct markets. The financial crisis has triggered policy responses including shifts in investment strategies and also a re-assessment of the role of pre-funded private pensions as a complementary, rather than a superior, source of old-age income. Policymakers’ growing awareness of the benefits of collective occupational schemes administered by the social partners may pave the way for a greater role for collective schemes. Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2019.1575455 VL - 26 IS - 4 SP - 483 EP - 500 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Schröder, Wolfgang ED - Buhr, Daniel ED - Frankenberger, Rolf ED - Schroeder, Wolfgang ED - Zolleis, Udo T1 - Gewerkschaftliche Mitgliederpolitik vor neuen Herausforderungen T2 - Innovation im Wohlfahrtsstaat: Neue Ideen für Wissenschaft und Politik. Festschrift für Josef Schmid (Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik, Bd.24) Y1 - 2021 UR - https://www.nomos-shop.de/nomos/titel/innovation-im-wohlfahrtsstaat-id-99560/ SN - 978-3-8487-8134-8 VL - 24 SP - 99 EP - 122 PB - Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft CY - Baden-Baden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Odendahl, Christian T1 - 500 Euro, um das Nötigste abzufedern JF - Zeit Online Y1 - 2020 UR - https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2020-03/hilfeleistungen-corona-krise-kitas-schulen-betreuung ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Di Carlo, Donato A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Höpner, Martin T1 - Germany’s coordinated policy response to the energy crisis: shielding the export-led model at all costs T2 - LUHNIP Working Paper Series N2 - Executive Summary: ▪ The German government has taken decisive actions in response to the dual economic shocks linked to the Covid-19 pandemic and Russian gas supplies’ cut-off – with the main objective of protecting its export-oriented industrial economy. ▪ By engaging in "competitive corporatism," the coalitional government has worked closely with the social partners – especially representatives from the chemical and metalworking-engineering export sectors – to restore domestic firms’ cost competitiveness while providing social compensation to vulnerable households and individuals. ▪ The government's concerted threefold strategy to uphold the export-led growth regime includes: (1) measures aimed at reducing firms’ energy costs; (2) in/direct measures aimed at controlling the rise of labour costs to prevent a wage-price spiral; (3) substantial state aid provided to ailing firms. ▪ The scope of state intervention in Germany's economy is unparalleled, entailing significant fiscal outlays for protective measures, made possible by Germany’s advantageous sovereign refinancing capacity. Germany’s economic activism risks jeopardising the EU single market due to extensive state aid, especially since Germany resists joint fiscal resource pooling for EU-wide industrial policy. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://leap.luiss.it/publication-research/publications/d-di-carlo-a-hassel-m-hopner-germanys-coordinated-policy-response-to-the-energy-crisis-shielding-the-export-led-model-at-all-costs/ PB - Luiss Institute for European Analysis and Policy CY - Rome ET - 1/2023 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Mitsch, Frieder A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Soskice, David T1 - Southern Germany’s innovation clusters: regional growth coalitions in the knowledge economy N2 - This paper examines Germany’s distinctive path toward the knowledge economy, emphasizing the role of regional innovation dynamics and governance, with a focus on Southern Germany’s high-innovation clusters. Unlike other advanced economies that pivoted toward high-tech services, Germany has prioritized digital advancements within its manufacturing base, creating a model driven by smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0. We argue that regional growth coalitions, formed by firms, social partners, and local governments, foster institutional configurations supporting knowledge-based and innovation-focused competition. This regionalized governance has enabled Southern Germany to capitalize on Germany’s innovation agenda, a success that other regions have struggled to replicate. By analysing multi-scalar dynamics—interactions across regional, national, and EU levels—our study expands evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and political economy literature, challenging traditional, nation-centric frameworks. Our findings highlight that cohesive regional governance can enhance national and supranational innovation strategies, underscoring the importance of regional institutions in advancing and sustaining knowledge economy innovation. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/126264/ PB - International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science CY - London ET - III Working Paper (148) ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Höpner, Martin A1 - Di Carlo, Donato A1 - Hassel, Anke T1 - Shielding competitiveness: Germany’s wage policy during the inflation shock years in comparative perspective JF - Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research N2 - We analyse wage developments in Germany during the inflation shock years of 2021–2023 from three perspectives: cost of living, supply-side cost pressure, and relational. With an export-led growth model, Germany is dependent on a favourable real effective exchange rate. Because of its above-average exposure to the energy crisis and low unemployment, Germany was particularly vulnerable to strong wage demands, putting at risk its cost competitiveness. In response to the inflation crisis, moderate collective bargaining outcomes have resulted from widespread use of one-off payments, longer duration of collective agreements, and ‘zero-month’ clauses, which have delayed wage increases. As in all other eurozone countries, employees have suffered real wage losses, but nominal wage increases at the lower end of the labour market fared better than average. Major competitiveness shifts have occurred in the eurozone, particularly to the detriment of Eastern European countries and the Baltics, but not Germany. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/10242589241300114 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hassel, Anke T1 - Good bye varieties of capitalism, long live growth models? JF - Stato e mercato, Rivista quadrimestrale N2 - Comparative political economy research of the last three decades was based on the analysis of supply side institutions of advanced industrialized countries – the so-called Varieties of Capitalism perspective. A new edited volume by Baccaro et al. (2022) complements the approach by a new demand side perspective. It grows out of a fine-grained analysis of the deregulation of labour markets and loss of power of trade unions in the Western world. While conceptualizing the role of demand for economic growth enriches our understanding, only a research program that combines the demand and supply side will fulfil the expectations of explaining modern economies from a comparative political economy perspective. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1425/112851 IS - 3/2023 SP - 479 EP - 488 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Di Carlo, Donato A1 - Höpner, Martin T1 - The return of inflation and three meanings of wage restraint T2 - LSE Blog EUROPP N2 - The sharp increase in inflation across Europe over the last two years has led to calls from some actors for a policy of wage restraint to prevent a vicious circle of price rises. Yet as Martin Höpner, Anke Hassel and Donato Di Carlo write, the fact that “wage restraint” can be understood in multiple different ways has created confusion about the link between wages and prices. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2023/10/16/the-return-of-inflation-and-three-meanings-of-wage-restraint/ UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000D-CE05-6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Bohne, Maik T1 - Mehr Niederlande wagen, liebe Ampel! JF - WirtschaftsWoche N2 - Deutschland kann die Transformation nur mit einem starken Innovationssystem meistern. Hier fehlt es aber noch an strategischer Orientierung und politischem Willen. Statt immerzu China oder den USA als Maßstab zu nehmen, sollten wir lieber auf unsere Nachbarn blicken. Ein Gastbeitrag. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.wiwo.de/politik/deutschland/fuer-eine-bessere-innovationspolitik-mehr-niederlande-wagen-liebe-ampel/29061186.html ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Gómez, Ana Sofía A1 - Jansen, Jannik A1 - Weil, Kilian T1 - Navigating emission-intensive sectors through the green transition N2 - Transitioning towards a greener economy means profound changes in industries and employment. This paper examines the challenges of employment transitions in emission-intensive sectors with a focus on the geographical and social implications of structural shifts. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://www.delorscentre.eu/en/publications/detail/publication/navigating-emission-intensive-sectors ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hassel, Anke A1 - Weil, Kilian ED - Carcillo, Stéphane ED - Scarpetta, Stefano T1 - Social Dialogue in Transition T2 - Handbook on Labour Markets in Transition: Promoting Resilience in a World in Flux Y1 - 2024 UR - https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-labour-markets-in-transition-9781839106941.html?srsltid=AfmBOooukbk5uScRbIY8ObBidObj2WQMU3YblWbW7xHslPJD09t-6wS4 SN - 978 1 83910 694 1 SP - 279 EP - 299 PB - Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hassel, Anke ED - Vandaele, Kurt ED - Rainone, Silvia T1 - The limits of fissurisation in platform work: the case of food delivery T2 - The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work: Insights from the Food Delivery Sector Y1 - 2025 SN - 9781035321131 PB - Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ER -