This article concentrates on the measurement of both occupational and educational segre gation between the men and women of the Dutch labour force. The majority of studies which have been conducted in this area are rather one-sided, concentrating on occupational segregation alone. However,...

During the last decade a great many authors have shown that computers have a large impact on skill demand, production processes, and the organization and intensity of work. Analyses have indicated that the rates of change of these variables have been the largest in the more computer-intensive...

Computer use is mainly associated with skilled, high-wage workers. Furthermore, the introduction of computers leads to upgrading of skill requirements. This suggests that the computer requires certain skills to take full advantage of its possibilities. Empirical findings, however, suggest that...

Although most types of education give access to a range of occupations, the educational background determines to a large extent the labour market possibilities of a worker. However, since educational systems vary widely between different countries, there is a question about the specific role of...

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In 1995 bracht het ROA prognoses naar buiten die erop wezen dat zich de komende jaren een opmerkelijke omslag op de arbeidsmarkt voor hoger opgeleiden zou voltrekken. Op grond van de ervaringen van de laatste twee decennia was destijds het beeld ontstaan van grote groepen afgestudeerden van met...

In most industrialised countries, one may observe the tendency for higher educated people to be employed in jobs that used to be occupied by lower skilled people. Although this tendency appears to be a rather general phenomenon, economic literature provides no clear clue about the causes of this...

In 1995 bracht het ROA prognoses naar buiten die erop wezen dat zich de komende jaren een opmerkelijke omslag op de arbeidsmarkt voor hoger opgeleiden zou voltrekken. Op grond van de ervaringen van de laatste twee decennia was destijds het beeld ontstaan van grote groepen afgestudeerden van met...

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In dit werkdocument wordt een overzicht gegeven van de methodiek die is gehanteerd bij het opstellen van de arbeidsmarktprognoses naar opleiding en beroep tot 2002 en de bijbehorende arbeidsmarktindicatoren ten behoeve van het rapport De arbeidsmarkt naar opleiding en beroep tot 2002 en de...