Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171199 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA World of Labor [ISSN:] 2054-9571 [Article No.:] 391 [Publisher:] Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [Place:] Bonn [Year:] 2017
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Evidence suggests that productivity would be much higher and unemployment much lower if the supply of and demand for skills were better matched. As a result, skills mismatch between workers (supply) and jobs (demand) commands the ongoing attention of policymakers in many countries. Policies intended to address the persistence of skills mismatch focus on the supply side of the issue by emphasizing worker education and training. However, the role of the demand side, that is, employers’ wage-setting practices, garners comparatively little policy attention.
Subjects: 
skills mismatch
misallocation
productivity
unemployment
wage setting
JEL: 
J24
J42
J62
J64
J31
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Document Type: 
Article

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