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Adults, Computers and Problem Solving: "What's the Problem?" OECD Skills Studies
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Chung, Ji Eun; Elliott, Stuart – OECD Publishing, 2015
The "OECD Skills Studies" series aims to provide a strategic approach to skills policies. It presents OECD internationally comparable indicators and policy analysis covering issues such as: quality of education and curricula; transitions from school to work; vocational education and training (VET); employment and unemployment; innovative…
Descriptors: Adults, Problem Solving, Computer Literacy, Computer Use
Labour Market Mismatch among UK Graduates: An Analysis Using REFLEX Data
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McGuinness, Seamus; Sloane, Peter J. – Economics of Education Review, 2011
There is much disagreement in the literature over the extent to which graduates are mismatched in the labour market and the reasons for this. In this paper we utilise the Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society (REFLEX) data set to cast light on these issues, based on data for UK graduates. We find substantial pay penalties for…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Labor Market, Salary Wage Differentials, Education Work Relationship
The Economic Contribution of PhDs
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Casey, Bernard H. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2009
This paper looks at what the value of a doctorate is, both to employers in particular and to society and the economy at large. Given the emphasis many universities and funding agencies/governments are putting upon the development of PhD programmes, this is an issue deserving attention. The paper tries to show how two separate but interrelated…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Educational Benefits, Recognition (Achievement), Research and Development
Changes in the Returns to Schooling 1991-2002: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
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McGuinness, Seamus; Bennett, Jessica – Education Economics, 2009
The present paper uses British Household Panel Survey data from 1991 to 2002 to assess the extent to which labour market returns have been influenced by changes in the nature of educational supply. We find that whilst there have been substantial shifts in the returns to schooling over the period, these effects are much more pronounced for younger…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Educational Supply, Social Change, Education Work Relationship
Sacrificing Their Careers for Their Families? An Analysis of the Penalty to Motherhood in Europe
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Gash, Vanessa – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This paper examines the extent of and the mechanisms behind the penalty to motherhood in six European countries. Each country provides different levels of support for maternal employment allowing us to determine institutional effects on labour market outcome. While mothers tend to earn less than non-mothers, the penalty to motherhood is…
Descriptors: Mothers, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Employed Women
The Returns to Apprenticeship Training
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McIntosh, Steven – Journal of Education and Work, 2005
This paper uses recent data from the UK Labour Force Survey to estimate the wage gains that individuals make on average if they complete an apprenticeship programme. The results suggest gains of around 5-7% for men, but no benefit for women. Further analysis extends the results by considering the returns by age group, by qualification obtained, by…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries