Wage effects of skill mismatches across domains: the importance of ICT skills.
To date, it is unclear in which skills mismatches are most relevant for individuals' wages, and whether surpluses or deficits in one domain can offset those in another. This study addresses these gaps by examining how mismatches in five key skill domains (ICT, reading, mathematics, science, and reas...
| Publicado en: | Oxford Economic Papers Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 388 - 410 |
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