Forecasting Labour Markets in OECD Countries: Measuring and Tackling Mismatches (Labour Markets and Employment Policy series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843760134 ISBN 13: 9781843760139

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

This book offers a wide-ranging overview of the state of labour market forecasting in selected OECD countries. Besides presenting forecasting models, the contributions provide an introduction to past experiences of forecasting, highlight the requirements for building appropriate data sets and present the most up-to-date forecasts available.

In most cases the forecasts project mismatches in the labour market as they are likely to occur in the coming years with respect to occupational groups, qualifications and employment in specific sectors. The authors demonstrate how these insights might be used to help reduce employment risks both for the individual worker and the national labour market as a whole. The country examples also show how information on labour market trends is disseminated and used by various actors, such as policymakers, firms and individuals.

In a world of rapid structural change, the results of the research presented in this book could help cushion the impact of potential shocks from future mismatches and skill shortages in the job market. Policymakers at the supranational, national and regional level, and academics in the fields of labour market theory and policy can all draw valuable information from this insightful study.

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Edited by Michael Neugart, Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy and Klaus Schömann, International University Bremen, Germany

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843760134
• ISBN 13: 9781843760139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Neugart Michael, Schömann Klaus