Nikko Bilitza

Researcher

EDUCATION

MSc in Public and Urban Policy, The New School (United States)

BA in Political Science, American University (United States)

LANGUAGES

English (mother tongue), German

CONTACT

Phone: +43 1 319 45 05-25
E-mail: bilitza@euro.centre.org

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Causal Inference, Geospatial Analysis, Computational Social Science, Policy Evaluation, Data Visualization, Applied Mixed Methods, Labor Market Analytics, Platform Work, Inclusive Workforce, Active Labor Market Strategies

PROJECTS

Encouraging a Digital and Green Transition through Revitalised and Inclusive Union-Employer Negotiations

Recovering workers’ data to negotiate and monitor collective agreements in the platform economy

Enhancing the collection and analysis of national data on intra-EU posting 2.0

Sustainable and socially just transnational sectoral labour markets

Driver Survey

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Geyer, L., Bilitza, N. & Danaj, S. (2025). GDPoweR – Recovering workers’ data to negotiate and monitor collective agreements in the platform economy. Country Report Austria. Vienna: European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research.

Danaj, S., Gillis, D., Geyer, L., De Wispelaere, F. & Bilitza, N. (2025). What is ‘temporary agency posting’ and how far can we count it? Linking legal definitions to empirical evidence. European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research & HIVA – KU Leuven, POSTING.STAT 2.0 project.

Scoppetta, A., Bilitza, N. & Gjylsheni, S. (2025). Bridge Building Peer Review Report. Fighting Undeclared Work.Vienna: European Centre.

Bilitza, N., & Prinz, N. (2024). GDPoweR - Recovering workers' data to negotiate and monitor collective agreements in the platform economy. GDPoweR-Data-Visualization (Version 1.0) [R script]. GitHub. https://github.com/nikkobilitza/GDPoweR-Data-Visualization

Geyer, L. Prinz, N. & Bilitza, N. (2024). Driver Survey - Arbeitsbedingungen und kollektives Handeln im plattformbasierten Personenverkehrssektor und darüber hinaus. Abschlussbericht. Vienna: European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research.

Danaj, S., Kayran, E.N., Geyer, L., Scoppetta, A., Bilitza, N. (2024). Developments and Future Prospects in the World of Work. Discussion Paper, Number 1. Vienna: European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research.

Martin, S. B., & Bilitza, N. (forthcoming). Greater New York City and New Jersey as Contested Spaces for Amazon: The Cases of the Last Mile Coalition of NYC and Good Jobs, Clean Air Campaign at Newark Airport. In S. B. Martin, J. P. Veiga, K. Galhera, & N. Bilitza (Eds.), Contesting the Contours of 'Global Amazon': Comparative World Responses to Labor, Regulatory, and Competitive Challenges Posed by the E-Commerce Tech Giant. 

Geyer, L. Prinz, N. & Bilitza, N. (2024). Driver Survey - Arbeitsbedingungen und kollektives Handeln im plattformbasierten Personenverkehrssektor und darüber hinaus. Abschlussbericht. Vienna: European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research.