We analyze if technological progress and the change in the occupational structure have
improved women's position in the labour market. We show that women increasingly work in …

This paper examines how the nature of curriculum updates of vocational education and
training (VET) changes VET graduates' occupational skill bundles and wages. Using VET …

Community colleges are the leaders in developing and facilitating career and technical
education (CTE) and workforce development (WD) programs. This study utilized a focus …

The multitude of tasks performed in the labor market requires skills in many dimensions.
Traditionally, human capital has been proxied primarily by educational attainment. However …

Job training is widely regarded as crucial for protecting workers from automation, yet there is
a lack of empirical evidence to support this belief. Using internationally harmonized data …

We study how new digital technology reshapes vocational training and skill acquisition and
its impact on workers' careers. We construct a novel database of legally binding training …

This paper investigates the impact of job training on workers' susceptibility to automation.
Using rich individual-level data from the Programme for the International Assessment of …

Apprenticeship plans provide the basis for reliably and comprehensively classifying the
skills of a large share of Germany's workforce. In total, we classify more than 13,000 different …

The standard economic model of occupational choice following a basic Roy model
emphasizes individual selection and comparative advantage, but the sources of …

Rapid technological progress has led to a strong debate about its impact on the labor
market. Concerns revolve around the displacement effect of technology leading to higher …