Im Oktober wurden die ersten Ergebnisse der PIAAC-Studie veröffentlicht. Nachdem in PISA die Kompetenzen von Schülerinnen und Schülern getestet wurden, wurden nunmehr die Erwachsenen geprüft. Führende an der Entwicklung und Auswertung von PIAAC beteiligte Personen – Beatrice Rammstedt,...

The goal of this report is to investigate the relationship between educational attainment, remoteness, and labour market and economic performance at the reserve level for Aboriginal Canadians. The report uses reserve-level data on average earnings, GDP per capita, labour market indicators and...

Using data on educational attainment and labour market aggregates, we examine if advantages reflected in age structure – enormity of youth population in India – is converted into labour market outcomes. The study is descriptive in nature, unravelling the pattern of educational attainment of...

Recent educational expansion in many OECD countries has renewed interest in over-education. The educational system has often been highlighted as the main source of over-education, whereas the role of the labour market has been neglected. Using European Community Household Panel data on three...

This article explores the nature and implications of secondary students' participation in paid employment in Ireland.The analysis draws on a comprehensive survey of one-sixth of secondary schools. Results indicate that working part-time is associated with underperformance at upper secondary...