The authors investigate on the basis of primary and secondary data the relationship between individual cognitive skills and the complexity of the particular work those individuals perform. Additionally, the relationship between skills and mobility between more or less complex jobs in an highly...

Linking survey data to administrative records provides access to large quantities of information such as full employment biographies. Although this practice is becoming increasingly common, only a small number of studies in the field of social sciences have thus far investigated the variables...

The standard Mincer model does not account for large differences in earnings across occupations. We present a learning-by-doing model that relates wages and skill development to the level of job complexity of a worker. Using administrative data on German labour market entrants, we find that wage...

We investigate the differences in labor market effects between regular degrees and tertiary degrees for professional workers. Using multiple-year data that span the drastic policy initiatives targeting on-job education in China, we find significantly lower returns to an on-job degree compared to...

The relationship between ageing and skills is becoming an important policy issue, not least in the context of population ageing. Data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) will potentially add considerably to the understanding of the relationship...