Deze tiende uitgave van het Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA) over de huidige en de toekomstige arbeidsmarktsituatie komt uit in een tumultueuze periode wat betreft de economische situatie en de arbeidsmarktontwikkelingen. In het voorliggende tweejaarlijkse overzicht van de...

In dit rapport1 wordt ingegaan op de vraag in welke mate werknemers reageren opeen versobering in hun pensioenrechten en in hoeverre organisaties binnen de sectoroverheid en het onderwijs succesvol zijn in het stimuleren van het (productief ) langerdoorwerken van hun werknemers. Daarbij wordt...

Het rapport presenteert de resultaten van het onderzoek dat eind 2011 is uitgevoerd over de volle breedte van het Nederlandse onderwijsstelsel onder gediplomeerde schoolverlaters (VMBO, AVO en MBO) en afgestudeerden (HBO en WO) ongeveer anderhalf jaar na het voltooien van de opleiding. Het gaat...

This paper greatly enriches the discussion on the determinants of lifelong learning of scientists and engineers (S&Es). In our analysis, which is based on a survey among S&Es in the Netherlands, we take account of both formal training and different modes of informal learning. We find that S&Es...

Do people choose courses to reduce work-related skill-deficiencies, and do theychoose courses deliberately? We measure the skill-deficiency for six skills andperform an experiment in which workers are offered three courses related tothese skills. They may exchange these courses for other...

A general conclusion of the youth job training programme (YJTP) evaluationliterature is that these programmes are more effective when completed. Yet,YJTPs suffer from substantial dropout problems. This paper studies the extent ofthe dropout phenomenon and under which circumstances dropout is...

Several studies document the fact that low-educated workers participate less often infurther training than high-educated workers. The economic literature suggests thatthere is no significant difference in employer willingness to train low-educated workers,which leaves the question of why the low...

This paper discusses and illustrates identification problems in personality psychology.The measures used by psychologists to infer traits are based on behaviors, broadlydefined. These behaviors are produced from multiple traits interacting with incentivesin situations. In general, measures are...

Using data on individuals of age 50 and older from 11 European countries, we analyzetwo economic aspects of subjective well-being of older Europeans: satisfaction withhousehold income, and job satisfaction. Both have been shown to contribute substantiallyto overall well-being (satisfaction with...

This paper analyses the determinants of an important component of well-beingamong individuals aged 50 years or older in eleven European countries: satisfactionwith social contacts. We use data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirementin Europe and anchoring vignettes to correct for...