Vocational education and training - VET

Changes in the supply of low-skill labor may affect robot adoption by firms. We test this hypothesis by exploiting an exogenous increase in the local labor supply induced by a large influx of immigrants into Danish municipalities. Using the Danish employer-employee matched dataset over the period 1995-2019, we show in a shift-share regression that a larger share of migrants in a municipality leads to fewer imports of robots at the firm-level. We rationalize this finding in a simple model of robot adoption in which robots and low-skill workers are substitutes. As many advanced economies are facing labor shortages, this paper sheds light on the future of robotization.

Skilled Migration: A Sign of Europe’s Divide or Integration? examines the trends, determinants, and impacts of migration of high-skilled workers within the European Union in the past two decades.

he loss of skilled workers to Syrian industry is one of the very bad consequences of the Syrian crisis which has to be resolved before/during the rebuilding phase in Syria.

Perceiving immigrants as unable to get their credentials recognized by professional bodies in Canada and their “cultural differences” as standing in the way of their successful career development have been part of public sentiment.

Research suggests that the Canadian skilled immigration policy is also grounded in the belief that educational and professional credentials guide immigrants toward professional success in Canada.

However, the collective story of immigrants seeking professional employmen suggests that while Canada has opened the door to some, “it only leads to a brick wall on the other side.”

The companies’ demand for staff is truly heterogeneous in terms of their qualification profiles. In any case, the simple picture of demand that is primarily geared towards academic qualifications does not reflect reality at all. The medium skilled workers’ level will also represent the backbone of employees in the future. Furthermore, higher vocational qualifications are gaining in importance. In general, noticeable differences regarding recruitment demand, recruitment difficulties and recruitment/HRM strategies can be observed between companies. In this connection, the staff’s current qualification structure is a major influential factor.