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Do skills matter for wage inequality? : policies to tackle wage inequality should focus on skills alongside reform of labor market institutions
Broecke, Stijn - 2016
(as far back as Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations) points to the importance of skills in tackling wage inequality. Yet a … recent strand of the research argues that (cognitive) skills explain little of the cross-country differences in wage … inequality. Does this challenge the received wisdom on the relationship between skills and wage inequality? No, because this …
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The boom in university graduates and the risk of underemployment : better information on university quality may reduce underemployment and overeducation in developing countries
Yamada, Gustavo - 2015
As the number of secondary school graduates rises, many developing countries expand the supply of public and private universities or face pressure to do so. However, several factors point to the need for caution, including weak job markets, low-quality university programs, and job-education...
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Skill mismatch and overeducation in transition economies : substantial skill shortages coexist with overeducation, affecting both young and old workers
Kupets, Olga - 2015
Large imbalances between the supply and demand for skills in transition economies are driven by rapid economic …
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Overeducation, skill mismatches, and labor market outcomes for college graduates : overskilling or overskilling plus overeducation are more likely than overeducation alone to harm...
Sloane, Peter J. - 2014
skills they learned in college are not being fully used. Most of the literature on educational or skill mismatch is based on … cross-sectional data, providing information at just one point in time. Drawing meaningful conclusions about mismatch, its …
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Overeducation, skill mismatches, and labor market outcomes for college graduates : concerns exist that overeducation damages employee welfare : however it is overeducation combined...
Sloane, Peter J.; Mavromaras, Kostas G. - 2020
in which the skills they learned in college are not being fully utilized (overskilling). Policymakers should be …
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Rethinking the skills gap : better understanding of skills mismatch is essential to finding effective policy options
Rathelot, Roland; Rens, Thijs van - 2017
skills were better matched. As a result, skills mismatch between workers (supply) and jobs (demand) commands the ongoing … attention of policymakers in many countries. Policies intended to address the persistence of skills mismatch focus on the supply …
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The effect of early retirement schemes on youth employment : keeping older workers in the workforce longer not only doesn't harm the employment of younger workers, but might actual...
Böheim, René - 2014
The fiscal sustainability of state pensions is a central concern of policymakers in nearly every advanced economy. Policymakers have attempted to ensure the sustainability of these programs in recent decades by raising retirement ages. However, there are concerns that keeping older workers in...
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The effect of early retirement schemes on youth employment : keeping older workers in the workforce longer not only doesn't harm the employment of younger workers, but might actual...
Böheim, René; Nice, Thomas - 2019
The fiscal sustainability of state pensions is a central concern of policymakers in nearly every advanced economy. Policymakers have attempted to ensure the sustainability of these programs in recent decades by raising retirement ages. However, there are concerns that keeping older workers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012118480
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The dynamics of training programs for the unemployed : job-search training and occupational skills training are both effective
Osikominu, Aderonke - 2016
Time plays an important role in both the design and interpretation of evaluation studies of training programs. While the start and duration of a training program are closely linked to the evolution of job opportunities, the impact of training programs in the short and longer term changes over...
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Youth labor market interventions : comprehensive programs that focus on skills can reduce unemployment and upgrade skills in OECD countries
Kluve, Jochen - 2014
Reducing youth unemployment and generating more and better youth employment opportunities are key policy challenges worldwide. Active labor market programs for disadvantaged youth may be an effective tool in such cases, but the results have often been disappointing in Organisation for Economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422399