Occupational Labor Shortages: Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Barnow, Trutko, and Piatak focus on whether persistent occupation-specific labor shortages might lead to inefficiencies in the U.S. economy. They describe why shortages arise, the difficulty in ascertaining that a shortage is present, and how to assess strategies to alleviate the shortage.

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Authors:	Barnow, Burt S. ; Trutko, John ; Piatak, Jaclyn Schede
Institutions:	W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Subject:	Labor shortages \| labor demand \| skills matching \| immigration \| job training

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Extent:	text/html application/pdf
Series:	Books from Upjohn Press.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	PDF is the book's first chapter.
Classification:	J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure ; J23 - Employment Determination; Job Creation; Demand for Labor; Self-Employment ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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