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Downskilling : changes in employer skill requirements over the business cycle
Sasser, Alicia; Shoag, Daniel W.; Ballance, Joshua - 2016 - This version: July 2016
gas extraction technology, but still show fewer skill requirements in response to tighter labor markets. Our results imply …Using a novel database of 82.5 million online job postings, we show that employer skill requirements fell as the labor … skill, and even occurs within firm-job title pairs. We further confirm the causal effect of labor market tightening on skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011536223
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No longer qualified? : changes in the supply and demand for skills within occupations
Burke, Mary A.; Sasser, Alicia; Sadighi, Shahriar; … - 2020 - This version: October 2019
Using a novel database of 159 million online job postings, we examine changes in employer skill requirements for …'s degrees as well as software skills - was a persistent trend among high-skill occupations, but either a temporary or non …-existent phenomenon among middle-skill and low-skill occupations. We also find evidence that persistent upskilling in the high-skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012224850
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No longer qualified? : changes in the supply and demand for skills within occupations
Sasser, Alicia; Burke, Mary A.; Sadighi, Shahriar; … - 2023
occupations can arise if skill requirements are changing over time, potentially reducing aggregate matching efficiency within the … labor market. To test this, we examine changes in employer education and skill requirements using a database of 200 million …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014419499
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The iceberg decomposition: a parsimonious way to map the health of labour markets
Baert, Stijn - 2020
This article introduces the metaphor of the iceberg in the labour market. While policy in most OECD countries has historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much larger. Therefore, we point to the clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012254253
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Labour Force Participation and Job Polarization : Evidence from Europe During the Great Recession
Verdugo, Gregory - 2020
We document how differences in labour demand by gender explain the contrasting evolutions of labour force participation between men and women during the Great Recession in Europe. We first highlight that Europe is characterized by high levels of occupational segregation by gender. As a result,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012829225
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Labour force participation and job polarization: evidence from Europe during the Great Recession
Verdugo, Gregory; Allègre, Guillaume - 2020
We document how differences in labour demand by gender explain the contrasting evolutions of labour force participation between men and women during the Great Recession in Europe. We first highlight that Europe is characterized by high levels of occupational segregation by gender. As a result,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012243219
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The iceberg decomposition : a parsimonious way tomap the health of labour markets
Baert, Stijn - 2020
This article introduces the metaphor of the iceberg in the labour market. While policy in most OECD countries has historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much larger. Therefore, we point to the clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012249694
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The macroeconomics of automation : data, theory, and policy analysis
Jaimovich, Nir; Saporta-Eksten, Itay; Siu, Henry E.; … - 2020
investment. This allows us to quantify the role of advancement in automation technology in accounting for these labor market … of routine employment and its consequent impacts on inequality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161124
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What shifts did Covid-19 year 2020 bring to the labour market in Europe?
Baert, Stijn - 2021
This article discusses the evolution of key labour market indicators in the EU-27 countries between 2019 and 2020, i.e. between the year before the covid-19 crisis broke out and the year in which it impacted the economy heavily. Whereas earlier policy-oriented studies have dealt with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012505164
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What shifts did COVID-19 year 2020 bring to the labour market in Europe?
Baert, Stijn - 2021
This letter discusses the evolution of key labour market indicators in the EU-27 countries between 2019 and 2020, i.e. between the year before the COVID-19 crisis broke out and the year in which it impacted the economy heavily. Whereas earlier policy-oriented studies have dealt with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012507679