Occupational specificity: A new measurement based on training curricula and its effect on labor market outcomes

Eggenberger, Christian; Rinawi, Miriam; Backes‐Gellner, Uschi

doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2017.11.010

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“…Our approach is related to Geel et al (2011) and Eggenberger et al (2018), who calculate specificity measures using survey data and data from training curricula, respectively. Geel et al (2011) develop a measure for the German labour market, which we cannot apply to the Swiss case.…”

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Labour market transitions after layoffs: the role of occupational skills

Rinawi

Backes‐Gellner

2019

Oxford Economic Papers

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We study the role of occupational skills for labour market transitions after layoffs. Drawing on Lazear’s skill-weights approach, we develop empirical measures for occupational specificity and the skill distance between occupations to investigate how skills map into job mobility and wages. Our analysis reveals several important insights. First, higher occupational specificity is associated with lower job mobility and a longer period of unemployment. However, it is also associated with higher wages. Workers receive a wage premium of about 9% for re-employment in a one standard deviation more specific occupation. These results suggest a risk–return trade-off to educational investments into more specific skills. Second, the skill distance is negatively associated with wages. Workers moving between occupations with similar skill requirements suffer smaller wage losses than those with more distant moves. Thus, skills appear to be transferable across occupations and to play a pivotal role in the determination of wages.

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“…Geel et al (2011) develop a measure for the German labour market, which we cannot apply to the Swiss case. Eggenberger et al (2018) develop a measure for Switzerland. While rich and detailed, their measure covers the most common occupations only.…”

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Labour market transitions after layoffs: the role of occupational skills

Rinawi

Backes‐Gellner

2019

Oxford Economic Papers

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“…html (last retrieved on April 16, 2019). 2 See, e.g.,Backes-Gellner et al (2017) orEggenberger et al (2018) for a short description of the economically important aspects of the Swiss VET system.…”

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Employment of R&D personnel after an educational supply shock: Effects of the introduction of Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland

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, seminar participants at the University of Zurich, participants of the 21 st Colloquium on Personnel Economics in Munich, participants of the annual meeting of the Bildungsökonomischer Ausschuss des Vereins für Socialpolitik in Bern, participants of the 18 th International Labour and Employment Relations Association World Congress in Seoul, participants of the 3 rd Centre for Vocational Education Research Conference in London, and participants of the Conference on VET Research in Lausanne for helpful comments. We also thank Natalie Reid for language consulting and the Swiss Federal Statistical Office for data provision of the Swiss Earnings Structure Survey (contract number 160683 Ref. 431.10-1), the Business Census (contract number 180096 Ref. 511.0-1, used in the Online Appendix), and the Survey of Higher Education Graduates (contract number 160410 Ref. 662.410-1, used in the Online Appendix). Furthermore, this paper benefited from very helpful comments by the editor at Labour Economics, Michele Pellizzari, and two anonymous reviewers. This study is partly funded by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) through its Leading House on the Economics of Education, Firm Behavior and Training Policies.

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“…The first element, the educational objectives were processed through a content analysis to decide whether comply with the overall program structure and the requirements of the current job market [24], as well as the scope and predictions of the MPE. Whereas a comprehensive review of approved academic curricula will permit to filter universities, based on the offer of specialized courses related to RESSD, to find the second element [25].…”

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Electrical Engineering Education for a Sustainable World: Adjustment of Academic Programs in Ecuador

Reyes-Lopez

Jaime-Carriel

2019

Proceedings of the 17th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: “Industry, Innovation

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Electrical engineering has been one of the most evolving fields of the engineering since its origin as a profession in the late nineteenth century. As a result, the program offered by universities has had to face challenges to adapt to an ever-changing environment. This article assesses the impact of the modifications performed in electrical engineering programs of Ecuador to fit in a world that currently focuses on renewable energy and sustainable development while educating future professionals possessing the competences required by the national energy sector. To achieve this goal, the project proposes different evaluation criteria that respond to the three elements of study: educational objectives, curriculum content and learning components. Such criteria include content analysis, online survey and interviews with specialists. The outcomes indicate most universities have updated their curriculum into the current national energy exploitation scene; however, they do not count with the necessary resources to teach specialized courses on energy sustainability.

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Occupational specificity: A new measurement based on training curricula and its effect on labor market outcomes

Cited by 49 publications

References 37 publications

Labour market transitions after layoffs: the role of occupational skills

Labour market transitions after layoffs: the role of occupational skills

Employment of R&D personnel after an educational supply shock: Effects of the introduction of Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland

Electrical Engineering Education for a Sustainable World: Adjustment of Academic Programs in Ecuador

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