We review the recent economic literature on skill shortages and skill mismatch by paying
particular attention to the demand side of skill mismatch, which have not received much …

A successful school-to-work transition is crucial to an individual's initial entry into the labor
market and overall sustainable career development. Scholarly interest in how emerging …

Economic crises have profound effects on societies, motivating many individuals to launch
their own firms in order to make a living. Although these firms created “out of necessity” …

It has been argued that vocational education facilitates the school-to-work transition but
reduces later adaptability to changing environments. Using the recent international data of …

Abstract After the Great Recession, vocational training was strongly promoted across the
OECD as a measure to fight youth unemployment. Vocational degrees may give workers a …

We study labor market returns to vocational versus general secondary education using a
regression discontinuity design created by the centralized admissions process in Finland …

Purpose Amidst the turbulent tides of geopolitical uncertainty and pandemic-induced
economic disruptions, the information technology industry grapples with alarming attrition …

Two common hypotheses regarding the relative benefits of vocational versus general
education are (1) that vocational skills enhance relative short-term earnings and (2) that …

Human development plays a profound role in achieving sustainable development, by
utilizing the power of well-educated blue-and white-collar laborers, academics, politicians …

This study, using original survey data of 10,000 individuals, analyzes the possible impacts of
artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics on employment. The first interest of this study is to …