Trends in Job Skill Demands in OECD Countries

This report examines skill trends in 24 OECD countries over the past several decades. The skill measures used include broad occupation groups, country-specific direct measures of skill requirements from international surveys, and direct skill measures from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Handel, Michael J. (-)
Format: eBook Section
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 2012.
Series:OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, no.143.
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Summary:This report examines skill trends in 24 OECD countries over the past several decades. The skill measures used include broad occupation groups, country-specific direct measures of skill requirements from international surveys, and direct skill measures from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database applied to both United States and European labour force surveys. Each kind of data has its own strengths and limitations but they tell a consistent story.
Physical Description:1 online resource (119 p. )