Higher education and the markets for educated labour in LDCS
Higher education and the markets for educated labour in LDCS

Author: Ake Blomqvist

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 52

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The paper reviews a number of themes from the recent literature on higher education and markets for educated labor, from the viewpoint of their relevance to education and labor market policies in LDCs. It emphasizes the contrast between the human capital model and more recent work which stresses the role of education as a producer of information regarding pre-existing individual characteristics rather than as a creator of skills. It also discusses the implications of phenomena such as graduate unemployment, credentialism and deliberate government job creation to absorb graduate unemployment, and comments briefly on the recent literature which suggests that apparent wage rigidities may sometimes be interpreted as implicit contracts for risksharing or performance incentives.

Higher Education Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education in Four US States Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington
Higher Education Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education in Four US States Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2020-07-08

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 9264411496

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This report, which focuses on four US states – Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington – is the third of a series of country-specific reviews conducted as part of the OECD project on the labour market relevance and outcomes of higher education. he report offers a comprehensive review of graduate outcomes and policies supporting alignment between higher education and the labour market in the four participating states in 2018-19, an overview of the US labour market and higher education context, and a range of policy examples from across OECD jurisdictions to help improve the alignment of higher education and the labour market.

Education and the Employment Problem in Developing Countries
Education and the Employment Problem in Developing Countries

Author: Mark Blaug

Publisher: ILO

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 108

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The main aim of the present volume is to assess the responsibility of educational authorities in the employment problem of less developed countries. Are there reasons to think that the quantity and quality of education in these countries have a significant impact on their employment problem? If so, how can educational systems be reformed so as to maximise the rate of growth of income-earning opportunities? Which policies are actually feasible in the light of different national conditions? It is questions of this kind that are tackled in the present study, a fluently written and highly articulate work by Professor Mark Blaug, of the University of London Institute of Education and the London School of Economics, who is one of the world's leading specialists in the economics of education and in educational planning in general. The work is one of a series of general background studies specially written for the ILO's World Employment Programme by distinguished independent scholars in order to clarify the various questions involved and to promote the widest possible discussion of the relevant issues.

Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education in Four US States
Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education in Four US States

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9789264630710

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Across OECD countries, higher education graduates enjoy higher employment rates and earnings than workers with only an upper secondary qualification. However, not all graduates find jobs that make full use of their skills and help them launch rewarding careers, and employers in some economic sectors point to a lack of qualified graduates. Policy makers are concerned about the current alignment of higher education systems to labour markets, and are increasingly uneasy about the future of work and the resilience of higher education systems in uncertain economic times. This report, which focuses on four US states - Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington - is the third of a series of country-specific reviews conducted as part of the OECD project on the labour market relevance and outcomes of higher education. The report offers a comprehensive review of graduate outcomes and policies supporting alignment between higher education and the labour market in the four participating states in 2018-19, an overview of the US labour market and higher education context, and a range of policy examples from across OECD jurisdictions to help improve the alignment of higher education and the labour market.

Higher Education and the Labour Market
Higher Education and the Labour Market

Author: Robert M. Lindley

Publisher: Society for Research Into Higher Education

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 192

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This publication is the first from the Leverhulme program of study, which focused on the major strategic options likely to be available to higher education institutions and policy-making bodies in the 1980s and 1990s. It resulted from a specialist seminar on higher education and the labor market. The chapters are: "Employers' Perceptions of Demand" (Laurence C. Hunter); "Technological Manpower" (Derek L. Bosworth); "Response to Change in the United States" (Richard B. Freeman); "Higher Education Policy" (Maurice Peston); and "The Challenge of Market Imperatives" (Robert M. Lindley). Lindley notes that the British higher education system has never come to grips with the role it might play in economic development and examines some areas of need and improvement: the search for more students; the need to get the labor market more involved in the environment of higher education and to get education to respond to market need with qualified persons; the role of higher education in the screening and credentialism process; to encourage industry's role in funding and organizing higher education; and stabilizing the labor market environment. It is concluded that labor market issues have to be handled at a more sophisticated level than the debate about manpower alone. (LC)

Mass Higher Education and the Changing Labour Market for Graduates
Mass Higher Education and the Changing Labour Market for Graduates

Author: Fátima Suleman

Publisher:

Published: 2024-08-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781035307142

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As higher education continues to expand and an increasing number of graduates enter the workforce, this insightful book considers the crucial social and economic questions raised by this societal shift. Fátima Suleman, Pedro Videira and Pedro Teixeira bring together an array of experts to illustrate the connections between higher education and the labour market across continents. Covering both developed and developing countries, chapter authors identify common employment patterns and anomalies of the employment conditions of graduates in different economies. Analysis explores the higher levels of overqualification in countries with low levels of high-tech manufacturing and service sectors and examines the overall benefits of higher education from a labour market perspective. This crucial book argues that the relationship between higher education and the skilled labour market is increasingly complex, and that higher education faces significant challenges to promote the employability of graduates whilst the labour market system attempts to absorb this skilled workforce. This is an invaluable resource for students, academics and graduates specialising in higher education, education policy, employment relations and labour policy. Its statistical analysis of the changing international labour market is also key for labour market stakeholders and policymakers.

Higher Education and the Labour Market in the Federal Republic of Germany
Higher Education and the Labour Market in the Federal Republic of Germany

Author: Ulrich Teichler

Publisher: International Institute for Educational Planning : Unesco Press

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 200

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IIEP-UNESCO pub. Research report on the relationship between higher education and the labour market in Germany, Federal Republic - discusses academic and research orientation of the educational system, educational planning and human resources planning trends (1957-1980), labour demand and labour supply forecasts, educational research, vocational guidance, impact of increasing enrolment and university graduates, etc.; includes educational policy and employment policy implications. References.

Linking Education Policy to Labor Market Outcomes
Linking Education Policy to Labor Market Outcomes

Author: Tazeen Fasih

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2008-04-09

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 0821375105

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'Linking Education Policy to Labor Market Outcomes' examines current research and new evidence from Ghana and Pakistan representative of two of the poorest regions of the world to assess how education can increase income and help people move out of poverty. This study indicates that in addition to early investments in cognitive and noncognitive skills which produce a high return and lower the cost of later educational investment by making learning at later ages more efficient quality, efficiency, and linkages to the broader macro-economic context also matter. Education and relevant skills are still the key determinants of good labor market outcomes for individuals. However, education policies aimed at improving skills will have a limited effect on the incomes of that skilled workforce or on the performance of a national economy if other policies that increase the demand for these skills are not in place. For education to contribute to national economic growth, policies should aim at improving the quality of education by spending efficiently and by adapting the basic and postbasic curricula to develop the skills increasingly demanded on the global labor market, including critical thinking, problem solving, social behavior, and information technology.

Quality of Higher Education and the Labor Market in Developing Countries
Quality of Higher Education and the Labor Market in Developing Countries

Author: Dorothée Boccanfuso

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 44

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While many studies examine the effect of primary education quality on labor market outcomes in developing countries, little is known about the effects at higher levels. We exploit the quasi-experiment provided by a large-scale education reform launched in Senegal in 2000 to investigate how quality improvements at the university level affect employment. Our difference-in-difference estimates suggest that young high-skilled workers experienced a nine percentage-point employment gain relative to older workers. They are also more likely to have "better" jobs (in the service industry or government), suggesting a reduction in the mismatch between the quality of high-skill labor demanded and supplied.

Globalisation, Higher Education, the Labour Market and Inequality
Globalisation, Higher Education, the Labour Market and Inequality

Author: Antonia Kupfer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-16

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1317978269

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Globalisation, Higher Education, the Labour Market and Inequality addresses the global transformation of higher education in relation to changes in the labour market. It focuses on the relative impact of elements of globalisation on social inequality, and provides insights into the ways in which these general forces of change are transformed into specific policies shaped by global forces and the various national values, institutional structures and politics of the specified societies. The book begins with a theoretical conceptualization for a comparative understanding of globalization, higher education, labour markets and inequality. This is followed by a range of mainstream accounts from an international selection of contributors of the ways in which national systems have responded to the forces of globalisation and the increasing demand for higher education graduates – in Australia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, New Zealand and the UK. Finally, contributors explore more specific concerns such as the transition from higher education to the labour market in China and Sweden, the division of the ‘knowledge’ workers into traditional social groups in the US, and the role and salience of Doctoral programmes in South Africa in developing a knowledge economy. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Education and Work.