Die Zuwanderung hochqualifizierter Fach- und Führungskräfte ist von großer Bedeutung für die Entwicklungsfähigkeit strukturschwacher und abgelegener Räume. Zwar ist der Arbeitsmarkt für das obere Segment grundsätzlich überregional ausgerichtet und beruflicher Wechsel häufig mit...

Human capital is key for economic growth. Not only is it linked to aggregate economic performance but also to each individual’s labour market outcomes. However, a skilled population is not enough to achieve high and inclusive growth, as skills need to be put into productive use at work. Thanks...

The various deficiencies of the labour market and the educational system have resulted in high unemployment, low labour force participation, low skills levels and high skill mismatch. Job creation is key to tackling the high unemployment rates, especially for the young and long-term unemployed....

This paper investigates changes in the task content, methods and tools of European jobs from 1995 to 2015. Drawing on the taxonomy of tasks proposed by Bisello and Fernández-Macías (2016), this work tries to better understand whether changes in the average intensity of tasks performance are...