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The Evolving Supply and Demand of Skills in the Labour Market. Ilaria Maselli CEPS. In this presentation . Labour demand and supply with respect to education Research question: are there too many or not enough skills?. Evolution of labour demand. Low qualified jobs. Medium skilled jobs.
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The Evolving Supply and Demand of Skills in the Labour Market Ilaria Maselli CEPS
In this presentation Labour demand and supply with respect to education Research question: are there too many or not enough skills?
Evolution of labour demand Low qualified jobs Medium skilled jobs Job polarisation in EU27, 2000-2010.
ISCO classification Low skilled jobs = cleaners, labourers in construction, manufacturing and transport and food preparation assistants. Medium qualified jobs = plant and machine operators, electrical and electronic trades workers and craft and related trades workers. High profile jobs = managers, professionals, technicians
Labour demand: 3 theories Skill-biased technological change Routinisation hypothesis Globalisation - offshoring
Labour supply: educational expansion High skilled active pop 25-64 Medium skilled active pop 25-64 Low skilled active pop 25-64 EU27, 2000-2010
Demand and Supply wrt Skills EU27, 2000-2010
Demand and Supply wrt Skills EU27, 2010-2020 (CEDEFOP projections)
RISK 1: Enough graduate jobs for graduate workers? Employment rate of high skilled =83% No evidence that employment rate of HS is lower in countries that expanded educ faster
RISK 1: Enough graduate jobs for graduate workers? Yes BUT increase in heterogeneity: For ex: returns from education more differentiated by subject
RISK 2: shortage of low skilled jobs? No Korean scenario: lack of people to take DDD jobs In some countries still more low skilled workers that low skilled jobs => risk of low skilled unemployment high despite educational expansion (EL, IT, PT, MT, DK)
RISK 3: Shrinking middle In Germany has shrunk from 62% to 54% of the population Same in Denmark: 31.5% to 28.6% of the population
Conclusions (1): EU vs countries • EU27 as a whole in equilibrium • But cross-country differences • Some countries will continue to deal with low skilled unemployment (Southern + DK) • Others will face a new problem: excess of middle skilled workers => what will they do? - Compete for higher skilled jobs (if possible) - Compete for lower skilled ones
Conclusions (2): shrinking middle Shrinking middle = main looser: What are the Consequences? higher income inequality Over-education Less job satisfaction? What about the financing of welfare?
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Vertical mismatch: risks Shortage of low skilled workers = ‘Korean scenario’ Low skilled unemployment Middle skilled ‘displacement’ Overqualification of high skilled Equilibrium!