Economic complexity methods have become popular tools in economic geography,
international development and innovation studies. Here, I review economic complexity …

Uncovering the structure of socioeconomic systems and timely estimation of socioeconomic
status are significant for economic development. The understanding of socioeconomic …

Economic complexity offers a potentially powerful paradigm to understand key societal
issues and challenges of our time. The underlying idea is that growth, development …

Digitalization is an increasingly important direction of energy innovation moving forward.
Nevertheless, which emerging digital technology is more crucial during the energy sector …

US cities today are vastly more educated and skill-intensive than they were five decades
ago. Yet, urban non-college workers perform substantially less skilled jobs than decades …

Using a proprietary database of online job postings from 2010 to 2019, we find that job
vacancies in the US energy sector increasingly require high levels of “soft” skills (such as …

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies have the potential
to significantly disrupt labor markets. While AI and automation can augment the productivity …

Industry 4.0 is introducing rapid and epochal changes and challenges. Among these, the
issue of skills and job profiles is assuming a critical role. In fact, the literature highlights not …

Rapid research progress in science and technology (S&T) and continuously shifting
workforce needs exert pressure on each other and on the educational and training systems …

In recent years economic complexity has grown into an active field of fundamental and
applied research. Yet, despite important advances, the policy implications of economic …