This paper explores the link between skill and qualification mismatch and labour productivity using cross-country industry data for 19 OECD countries. Utilising mismatch indicators aggregated from micro-data sourced from the recent OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), the main results suggest...

This paper explores the relationship between skill mismatch and public policies using micro data for 22 OECD countries from the recent OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). Results suggest that differences in skill mismatch across countries are related to differences in public policies. After...

This second OECD review of Irelands educational policies reveals the significant progress that has been achieved since the 1960s and highlights current issues and problems, including the consequences of rapid social and economic change. It underlines several constraints that have weighed on the...