Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/180633 
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Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Policy Paper No. 138
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The OECD Survey of Adult Skills is the jewel in the crown of its Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). This paper argues that the findings and policy lessons from the project to date justify the high hopes which were placed in PIAAC when detailed planning for the project began in 2003. First, it presents a brief recap of PIAAC and its two predecessor international skills surveys. Second, it outlines the main themes which have been investigated to date using data from PIAAC. Third, the main findings and policy lessons drawn from PIAAC are highlighted. Finally, looking forward to the second cycle of PIAAC, for which planning is now underway, the paper suggests some priority areas for improvements to the survey design in order to add to its analytical usefulness and enhance its utility to policy makers.
Subjects: 
PIAAC
skills
returns to skills
skills mismatch
skills use
lifelong learning
JEL: 
I24
I26
J24
J62
M53
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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