Search Results - subject_exact:"Skilled labour"

New technologies, digital skills, and occupational mobility : evidence from Ireland

Yadav, Anil; McHale, John; Galetti, Jefferson R. B. - 2026

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High versus low skilled migration, corruption and trade

Mundra, Kusum; Liu, Tianhao - 2026

This paper shows that immigrants not only have differential effects on trade based on their skill levels but that they play an additional role in facilitating bilateral trade if their origin country has a higher level of corruption and weaker institutions. Using immigrant stock across skill...

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Immigration, labor shortages, and labor market dynamics

Mandelman, Federico S.; Yu, Yang; Zanetti, Francesco - 2026

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Immigration, labor shortages, and labor market dynamics

Mandelman, Federico S.; Yu, Yang; Zanetti, Francesco - 2026

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Immigration, labor shortages, and labor market dynamics

Mandelman, Federico S.; Yu, Yang; Zanetti, Francesco - 2026

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Immigration, labor shortages, and labor market dynamics

Mandelman, Federico S.; Yu, Yang; Zanetti, Francesco - 2026

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AI-powered skill classification : mapping technology intensity in the German labor market

Genz, Sabrina; Gregory, Terry; Lehmer, Florian - 2026

The rapid evolution of technology is reshaping labor markets by altering skill demands and job profiles. This paper introduces a novel skill-based measure of occupational technology intensity - the Occupational Technology Skill Share (OTSS) - that distinguishes between manual, digital, and...

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Imported intermediate digital inputs and income inequality

Velomasy, Yanne Gabriella; Zhang, Hongsheng; Zhao, Laixun - 2026

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Human-centred digital transitions and skill mismatches in European workplaces

2026

New digital and artificial intelligence technologies are fast reshaping skill requirements in the EU labour market, fostering skill mismatches. There are marked concerns about the potentially adverse consequences of automation and AI on employment, as well as the lagging competitiveness of EU...

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Demand for green skills in an evolving landscape

Arenas-Arroyo, Esther; Fabian, Jacob; Mengel, Friederike; … - 2026 - Original version: Septermber 2025, this version: Februar 2026

How does firms' skill demand change as the business landscape evolves? We present evidence from the green transition by analyzing how hurricanes impact demand for green skills. These disasters signal the risks of not acting on environmental issues. We use data from U.S. online job postings...

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Demand for green skills in an evolving landscape

Arenas-Arroyo, Esther; Fabian, Jacob; Mengel, Friederike; … - 2025

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Demand for green skills in an evolving landscape

Arenas-Arroyo, Esther; Fabian, Jacob; Mengel, Friederike; … - 2025

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Demand for green skills in an evolving landscape

Arenas-Arroyo, Esther; Fabian, Jacob; Mengel, Friederike; … - 2025

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Demand for green skills in an evolving landscape

Arenas-Arroyo, Esther; Fabian, Jacob; Mengel, Friederike; … - 2025

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Working in an immaterial world : intangible assets and the supply and demand for skilled labour

O'Mahony, Mary; Robinson, Catherine; Vecchi, Michela - 2026

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Redefinition of work in Egypt : how AI is reshaping skill demands in Egypt

Dawoud, Ahmed - 2026

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When does skilled labor affect the growth of secondary sector value added in emerging markets?

Sheng, Dachen; Montgomery, Heather - 2026

This study investigates how skilled labor influences the development of the secondary sector in emerging economies, using China as a case study. We focus on the transitional process in which manufacturing growth shifts from labor-intensive expansion toward productivity-driven industrial...

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Multinational corporations and labour market competition in host countries : evidence from South Africa

Nesongano, Talent - 2026

This paper investigates how competition for skilled labour from foreign multinational corporations (MNCs) affects the alignment of wages and labour productivity in domestic firms. Using linked employer- employee records, worker data, and firm-level customs declarations from South Africa,...

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Putting Skills to Work

2026

Workplaces are undergoing profound changes driven by digitalisation, evolving work organisation and shifting economic structures. Understanding not only the supply of skills but also how they are used on the job is essential for improving productivity and job quality. Drawing on new evidence...

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Firm responses to aggregate shocks and implications for workers : lessons from the pandemic

Alfonsi, Livia; Bassi, Vittorio; Rasul, Imran; Spadini, … - 2026

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Reconfiguring India's qualifications architecture : TVET reform from the National Skills Qualification Framework to the National Credit Framework

Mehrotra, Santosh K.; Singh, Ashutosh Pratap - 2026

Under what institutional conditions do qualifications frameworks become trusted mechanisms for progression, mobility, and labour-market signalling? This paper starts with this question, and then examines the evolution of India's qualifications architecture through the trajectory of the National...

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The gender gap in digital skills at work

Whelan, Adele; Brosnan, Luke; McGuinness, Séamus - 2026

We analyse the gender gap in digital skills use at work across Europe. We find a substantial gap, with women significantly less likely to perform advanced digital tasks. A raw gender gap of around 16 percentage points is observed, of which only 30 per cent is attributable to observable factors....

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Trade, skills and productivity

Mion, Giordano; Silva, Joana - 2026 - This draft: May 13, 2026

We examine how firms adjust production and technology in response to exogenous trade shocks. We develop a model that distinguishes revenue TFP from quantity TFP and embeds skill upgrading in technology choices. Firms respond to trade shocks by adjusting their quantity-quality trade-off and skill...

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Trade, skills and productivity

Mion, Giordano; Silva, Joana - 2024

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Firm-level technological change and skill demand

Lindner, Attila; Muraközy, Balázs; Reizer, Balázs; … - 2026

We quantify the contribution of firm-level technological change to skill demand and aggregate inequality in the presence of imperfect competition in the labor market. We show that skill-biased technological change increases both the firm-level skill ratio and the skill premium, while other...

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Firm-level technological change and skill demand

Lindner, Attila; Muraközy, Balázs; Reizer, Balazs; … - 2022

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Firm-level technological change and skill demand

Lindner, Attila; Muraközy, Balázs; Reizer, Balázs; … - 2022

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Skills, organisations and worker engagement : summary of people research programme

Grimshaw, Damian; O'Mahony, Mary; Rafferty, Anthony - 2026

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Fachkräftemangel in KMU : eine Analyse der Fachkräftesituation nach Betriebsgrößenklassen

Arndt, Franziska; Risius, Paula; Malin, Lydia; Quispe … - 2026 - Stand: Januar 2026

Mit 64,3 Prozent arbeiten knapp zwei Drittel aller qualifizierten sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigten in Deutschland in kleinen oder mittleren Unternehmen (KMU). Diese umfassen 99,3 Prozent aller Unternehmen und sind somit prägend für den Standort Deutschland. Eine neue Auswertung der...

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Technology and evolution of occupational employment in Egypt (1998-2018) : a task-based framework

Elsayed, Mona Mohamed; Nazier, Hanan - 2026

Purpose - Following a task-based framework, this paper investigatesthe impact of technology on occupational employment in Egypt (1998-2018) by examining the employment implications of the Routine-biased Technological Change (RBTC) hypothesis. Design/methodology/approach - The study estimates...

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Automation and the changing composition of skill demand

Hellsten, Mark; Pulito, Giuseppe; Schroeder, Sarah - 2026

This paper provides new evidence on how automation reshapes firms' demand for skills, not only by changing the occupational composition, but also by reshaping what existing jobs require. Using matched data on firm-level automation investments and detailed job vacancy postings from Denmark, we...

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Who stays, who leaves? : evidence from administrative records on the skilled worker route

2026

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Which occupations should get Skilled Worker visas? : informing the UK's visa reform

Huckstep, Sam; Dempster, Helen - 2026

The United Kingdom's 2025 immigration reforms will restrict access to Skilled Worker visas for "mid-skill" occupations unless they are retained on a revised shortage list. This raises an important policy question: which occupations should continue to receive access, given the limits of domestic...

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The causal interaction between innovations, specialization, start-ups, qualifications, and subsidies : a spatial VAR analysis for various industries in Germany

Celebioglu, Fatih; Brenner, Thomas - 2026

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Evidence on the adoption of Artificial Intelligence : the role of skills shortage

Carioli, Paolo; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Fernández, Gastón P. - 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is considered to be the next general-purpose technology, with the potential of performing tasks commonly requiring human capabilities. While it is commonly feared that AI replaces labor and disrupts jobs, we instead investigate the potential of AI for overcoming...

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Evidence on the adoption of artificial intelligence : the role of skills shortage

Carioli, Paolo; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Fernández, Gastón P. - 2024 - This version: January 2024

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Evidence on the adoption of Artificial Intelligence : the role of skills shortage

Carioli, Paolo; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Fernández, Gastón P. - 2024 - This version: January 2024

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Squandered skills? : bridging the digital gender skills gap for inclusive growth in Ireland : a comparative European perspective

Whelan, Adele; Brosnan, Luke; McGuinness, Séamus - 2026

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Suriname Jobs and Skills Radar 2030

2026

Suriname is entering a period of accelerated economic transformation, driven primarily by large-scale investment in oil and gas, with growing opportunities in tourism and hospitality and agribusiness. This Jobs and Skills Radar 2030 examines whether the country’s education and skills system is...

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The value of prompting skills

Fleck, Lara; Becker, Dominik; Fregin, Marie-Christine; … - 2026

With the advent of generative artificial intelligence, prompting skills are becoming increasingly relevant in the workplace. Using a discrete choice experiment (DCE), this study examines employers' hiring preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for prompting skills and whether prompting skills...

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Digital score for occupations : digital skills and competencies

Mushkudiani, Nino; Vuik, Joram; Bertrand, Tyr; … - 2026

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Green jobs, scarce talent : how the green transition intensifies labor shortages

Bachmann, Ronald; Fischer, David; Gausing, Sibylle; … - 2026

This paper examines the extent and characteristics of labor shortages in the context of the green transition of the German labor market and discusses potential strategies to mitigate them. Using online job vacancy data, a firm survey, administrative employment and apprenticeship data, and...

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The value of practical skills

Goller, Daniel; Lüthi, Samuel; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2026

Practical skills are widely believed to be a key determinant of labor market success, yet credible empirical evidence remains scarce, because these skills are occupation-specific, acquired primarily through workplace experience, and notoriously difficult to measure. We address these challenges...

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The skill premium in times of rapid technological change

Hassan, Tarek A.; Kalyani, Aakash; Restrepo, Pascual - 2026

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The Skill Premium in Times of Rapid Technological Change

Hassan, Tarek A.; Kalyani, Aakash; Restrepo, Pascual - 2026

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Occupational complexity, capital-skill complementarity, and the evolution of U.S. wage inequality : a quantitative analysis

Caines, Colin; Hoffmann, Florian; Kambourov, Gueorgui - 2026

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Protection gaps in Germany's skilled labour migration system : fair recruitment as a means of preventing exploitation

Knapp, Nadine; Landmesser, Emma - 2026

In recent years, Germany has gradually reformed the Skilled Immigration Act (FEG) to make the recruitment of workers from third countries easier. Little political attention has been paid to the fact that this also entails an increased risk of exploitative working conditions - particularly...

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Economic downturns, skill upgrading, and export-led resilience

Cheng, Zijun; Tian, Yuan; Xia, Junjie; Zhang, Jialiang - 2026

Economic downturns reshape labor markets by altering both the quantity and composition of labor demand. Using 122 million online vacancy postings and mobility data from China during the COVID 19 pandemic, we study medium-term labor market adjustment. Reduced mobility led to fewer vacancies,...

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Digital skill demand by region and industry in the UK

O'Mahony, Mary; Serberis, Patrick; Marioni, Larissa da Silva - 2026

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Die deutsche Wirtschaft auf dem Weg zur Green Economy : eine Analyse von Online-Stellenanzeigen

Büchel, Jan; Engler, Jan; Mertens, Armin; Neligan, Adriana - 2026

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Aufstiege ermöglichen : wie aus Helfer:innen Fachkräfte werden

Herdin, Gunvald; Janson, Hauke - 2026

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Opting out of public sector employment : gender and occupational aspirations among university graduates in Sierra Leone

Harris, Jamelia - 2023

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The impact on the skill premium of the task content of jobs : evidence from online job ads for Chile 2009 - 2018

Campos-Gonzalez, Jorge - 2025

We evaluate the influence on the skill premium of the task content of jobs by exploiting the text data from online job ads covering 2009-2018 (over 189,000 ads) published by one of the leading Chilean online job portals (www.trabajando.com). Our analysis tests the expected complementarity...

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The impact on the skill premium of the task content of jobs: Evidence from online job ads for Chile 2009 - 2018

Campos-Gonzalez, Jorge - 2025

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Migration or automation? : recommendations for how to better navigate labour shortages in the EU

Lange, Tessel de; Ghodsi, Mahdi; Tverdostup, Maryna - 2025

This policy brief draws on the findings of Tverdostup et al. (2025) to examine Austrian firms' responses to labour shortages through automation and migration. Like many European nations, Austria has been grappling with labour shortages over the past decade. These shortages have been influenced...

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The impact of workplace diversity climate on the career satisfaction of skilled migrant employees

Farashah, Ali; Blomquist, Tomas; Bešić, Almina - 2025

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Trade credit, labor employment, and demand for skills : an empirical investigation of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises

Thang Ngoc Bach; Thanh Le - 2025

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The impact of digitalisation on job quality and social dialogue in Germany’s public services

Öz, Fikret - 2025

Digitalisation in the public sector presents both opportunities and challenges, impacting working conditions, work organisation and social dialogue, yet research on its effects remains limited, especially in Germany. In particular, the role of digitalisation in shaping work dynamics, workload...

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Employer quality and skilled workers' mobility : evidence from English NHS hospital doctors

Cellini, Stefano; Mello, Marco; Moscelli, Giuseppe - 2025

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Skill demand versus skill use : comparing job posts with individual skill use on the job

Daly, Moira; Groes, Fane; Jensen, Mathias Fjællegaard - 2025

Skill requirements in a job post reflect an employer’s “wish list,” but do they also reflect skills used on the job by the hired worker? We compare skill measures derived from the text of online job posts with individual-level data from the Danish Labour Force Survey (LFS) in which...

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La surfiscalisation du travail qualifié en France : conséquences économiques et enjeux pour les entreprises des secteurs représentés par la Fédération Syntec

Redoulès, Olivier; Koléda, Gilles; Maréchal, Antoine - 2025

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Skill-biased employment and the stringency of environmental regulations in European countries

Fuinhas, José Alberto; Javed, Asif; Sciulli, Dario; … - 2025

Governments across the globe are implementing stricter environmental policies to combat climate change and promote sustainability. This study contributes to the growing literature exploring the influence of environmental policy on skill-biased employment across various occupations. Specifically,...

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The educated class and the fragility of consumer society

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2025

We analyze the importance of the educated class for the persistence of mass consumption societies in an economy with a hierarchy of needs.Through the demand for managerial talent (which is needed to operate advanced industrial technologies), the latter generate their own demand for skills. In...

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The educated class and the fragility of consumer society

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2023

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Annerkennung ausländischer Berufsabschlüsse aus Unternehmenssicht : Status quo, Chancen und Herausforderungen sowie Handlungsbedarf

Leininger, Gesina; Pierenkemper, Sarah; Werner, Dirk; … - 2025 - Stand: Februar 2025

Der Bericht beleuchtet die Bedeutung der Anerkennung ausländischer Berufsqualifikationen für die Fachkräftesicherung aus Sicht von Unternehmen in Deutschland. Die Anerkennung fördert die nachhaltige und qualifikationsgerechte Integration von Fachkräften in den Arbeitsmarkt, verbessert deren...

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