This paper uses data from the Cedefop European Skills and Jobs (ESJ) survey, a new international dataset of adult workers in 28 EU countries, to decompose the wage penalty of overeducated workers. The ESJ survey allows for integration of a rich, previously unavailable, set of factors in the...

The term skill mismatch is very broad and can relate to many forms of labour market friction, including vertical mismatch, skill gaps, skill shortages, field of study (horizontal) mismatch and skill obsolescence. In this paper we provide a clear overview of each concept and discuss the...

We use data from a new international dataset - the European Skills and Jobs Survey - to create a unique measure of skills-displacing technological change (SDT), defined as technological change that may render workers' skills obsolete. We find that 16 percent of adult workers in the EU are...

This research finds that GAA commitments influence education, career and other aspects of senior inter-county players' lives. The study was commissioned by the GAA and the GPA. Gaelic players are highly educated, with 61 per cent having at least a university degree compared to 35 per cent of the...

This research finds that GAA commitments influence education, career and other aspects of senior inter-county players' lives. The study was commissioned by the GAA and the GPA. Gaelic players are highly educated, with 61 per cent having at least a university degree compared to 35 per cent of the...

New research from the ESRI provides projections of expenditure for public acute hospital and adult acute psychiatric in-patient services in Ireland for the years 2018-2035. These projections are based on new ESRI projections for population and economic growth, both of which consider the impact...