Immigration has become a central driver of U.S. labor force growth. We document new empirical findings that shed light on the relationships between immigration, labor shortages, wage growth, and job openings during the high-immigration period of 2021-2024. The textbook search-and-matching model...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Im Juni 2024 waren in Hessen rund 147.000 junge Menschen im Alter von 15 bis unter 35 Jahren sozialversicherungspflichtig beschäftigt, ohne zuvor einen formalen Berufsabschluss erworben zu haben. Einige dieser Personen begannen zwar eine Ausbildung, beendeten diese aber vorzeitig, blieben also...

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...

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...

Diese Studie untersucht, welchen Beitrag der Einsatz von KI zur Deckung des Fachkräftebedarfs im Mittelstand leisten kann. Anhand exemplarischer Fallbeispiele werden Treiber und Hemmnisse sowohl für den substitutiven als auch den komplementären KI-Einsatz identifiziert. Es zeigt sich: Das...

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...

Diese Studie untersucht, welchen Beitrag der Einsatz von KI zur Deckung des Fachkräftebedarfs im Mittelstand leisten kann. Anhand exemplarischer Fallbeispiele werden Treiber und Hemmnisse sowohl für den substitutiven als auch den komplementären KI-Einsatz identifiziert. Es zeigt sich: Das...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

The German labor market has undergone profound changes over the last decades. For a long time, the debate on structural change focused on the shift from manufacturing industries to services. This Weekly Report highlights that labor market changes are attributable to three developments: In...

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. Using data from U.S. online job postings...

Skill shortages are a type of skill mismatch whereby employers are unable to fill existing vacancies due to a lack of suitably qualified and/or skilled candidates. Despite representing a significant concern for policy makers, both at national and EU level, the literature on skill shortages is...

The number of Indian migrants in Germany has risen sharply in recent years. In particular, they are helping alleviate the shortage of skilled workers in STEM professions. For Germany, India is the most important country of origin for labour and education migration. Currently, the profile of...

Digital skills are increasingly vital for enhancing employability, as they equip individuals to meet the evolving demands of the modern workforce. Therefore, this paper examines the impact of digital skills on employability, focusing on the influence of both basic and above-basic levels of...

Das ifo Institut befragt in Zusammenarbeit mit Randstad Deutschland quartalsweise deutsche HR-Abteilungen zu personalpolitisch relevanten Themen. In jedem Quartal werden neben sich jährlich wiederholenden Standardfragen auch wechselnde Sonderfragen zu arbeitsmarktrelevanten Fragestellungen...

Drawing on its rich country-level skills intelligence, Cedefop develops its Spotlights on jobs and skills for EU-27 Member States, Iceland and Norway. The Spotlights provide insights into the current labour market landscape, future trends, and skills anticipation in each country. The analysis is...

Zwischen 2013 und 2022 haben in Rheinland-Pfalz ungefähr 76.000 junge Menschen bis zum Alter von 25 Jahren eine sozialversicherungspflichtige Beschäftigung (sv-Beschäftigung) aufgenommen, ohne zuvor einen formalen Berufsabschluss erworben zu haben. Einige dieser Personen beginnen zwar eine...

Zwischen 2013 und 2022 haben im Saarland ungefähr 20.900 junge Menschen bis zum Alter von 25 Jahren eine sozialversicherungspflichtige Beschäftigung (sv-Beschäftigung) aufgenommen, ohne zuvor einen formalen Berufsabschluss erworben zu haben. Einige dieser Personen beginnen zwar eine...

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. Using data from U.S. online job postings...