Skills mismatch: Concepts, measurement and policy approaches

S McGuinness, K Pouliakas… - Journal of Economic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The term skills mismatch is very broad and can relate to many forms of labour market friction,
including vertical mismatch, skill gaps, skill shortages, field of study (horizontal) mismatch …

How useful is the concept of skills mismatch?

S McGuinness, K Pouliakas, P Redmond - 2017 - papers.ssrn.com
The term skill mismatch is very broad and can relate to many forms of labour market friction,
including vertical mismatch, skill gaps, skill shortages, field of study (horizontal) mismatch …

Atlante di pedagogia del lavoro

G Alessandrini - 2017 - torrossa.com
Il termine “lavoro”, sul piano culturale e formativo, non gode di buona fama. E di buona
stampa. Non a caso è considerato ancora l'opposto della classica quadriga …

Skills shortage and innovation

J Horbach, C Rammer - Industry and Innovation, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Skilled labour is a key input to the innovation process. A shortage in supply may impede
innovation activities and result in lower productivity gains. While governments are …

Effective skill: A new theoretical perspective on the relation between skills, skill use, mismatches, and wages

R Van der Velden, I Bijlsma - Oxford Economic Papers, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Skills and skill mismatches affect workers' productivity. However, current approaches to
measuring this problem fail to specify the underlying mechanism. In this paper, we develop a …

Working at Home in Greece: unexplored potential at times of social distancing?

K Pouliakas - 2020 - econstor.eu
This paper investigates the incidence, trend and determinants of remote work in Greece. A
crisis-stricken country in the years preceding the Covid-19 crisis, Greece entered the first …

Hybrid (solo) self-employment and upskilling: is online platform work a path towards entrepreneurship?

K Pouliakas, A Ranieri - 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
The increasing use of online labour platforms as intermediaries for finding work-known as
crowdwork or gig work-is a new form of'hybrid'(solo) self-employment that hinges on the …

Corporate training and skill gaps: Did Covid-19 stem EU convergence in training investments?

K Pouliakas, P Wruuck - 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
European firms have increasingly invested in training of employees but differences across
countries and types of firms remain and the Covid-19 shock may have exacerbated them …

Job Design and Skill Development in the Workplace☆

G Russo - Skill mismatch in labor markets, 2017 - emerald.com
We investigate the relationship between job complexity and skill development of adult
workers in Europe using the Cedefop European Skills and Jobs Survey. 1 The results …

Does the adoption of complex software impact employment composition and the skill content of occupations? Evidence from Chilean firms

R Almeida, AM Fernandes, M Viollaz… - Evidence from Chilean …, 2017 - papers.ssrn.com
A major concern with the rapid spread of technology is that it replaces some jobs, displacing
workers. However, technology may raise firm productivity, generating more jobs. The paper …