Accounting for mismatch in low- and middle-income countries : measurement, magnitudes, and explanations

Accounting for mismatch in low- and middle-income countries measurement, magnitudes, and explanations

This work explores the findings of the STEP (Skills toward Employment and Productivity) Skills Measurement Program that suggests that many workers are overqualified for their current jobs (based on the education those jobs require). The study also explores additional factors such as gender, health,...

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1. Verfasser: Handel, Michael J. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Valerio, Alexandria (VerfasserIn), Sánchez Puerta, Maria Laura (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Washington, DC, USA World Bank Group 2016
Schriftenreihe:Directions in development Human development
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Arbeitskräftepotenzial > Qualifikation > Matching > Entwicklungsländer > Vocational qualifications > Vocational education > Graue Literatur
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Zusammenfassung:This work explores the findings of the STEP (Skills toward Employment and Productivity) Skills Measurement Program that suggests that many workers are overqualified for their current jobs (based on the education those jobs require). The study also explores additional factors such as gender, health, career stage, and participation in the informal labor sector that may help explain the degree of mismatch rates
Introduction -- Defining and measuring skills and mismatch -- Conceptual framework -- About STEP -- Findings: country context -- Patterns of educational mismatch: findings -- Explaining education mismatch -- Conclusion
ISBN:9781464809088
978-1-4648-0908-8