Labour market polarisation revisited: evidence from Austrian vacancy data.

IF 1.6 Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR

Journal for Labour Market Research Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-03-17 DOI:10.1186/s12651-021-00290-4

Laura S Zilian, Stella S Zilian, Georg Jäger

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Recent research suggests that new technologies are important drivers of empirically observed labour market polarisation. Many analyses in the field of economics are conducted to evaluate the changing share of employment in low-skill, medium-skill and high-skill occupations over time. This occupation-based approach, however, may neglect the relevance of specific skills and skill bundles, which potentially can be used to explain the observable patterns of labour market polarisation. This paper adds to the literature in two ways: First, we present the results of an analysis of data on job vacancies rather than the currently employed and, second, we derive occupation-defining skills using network analysis tools. The analysis and tool usage allowed us to investigate polarisation patterns in Austrian vacancy data from 2007 to 2017 and identify changes in the skills demanded in job vacancies in Austria. In contrast to most previous research, we find no evidence for polarisation, but rather a trend towards upskilling.

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劳动力市场两极分化重现:来自奥地利空缺数据的证据。

最近的研究表明，新技术是实证观察到的劳动力市场两极分化的重要驱动因素。经济学领域的许多分析都是为了评估低技能、中等技能和高技能职业的就业份额随时间的变化。然而，这种基于职业的方法可能忽视了特定技能和技能包的相关性，这可能被用来解释劳动力市场两极分化的可观察模式。本文以两种方式对文献进行了补充:首先，我们提出了对职位空缺而不是当前就业数据的分析结果，其次，我们使用网络分析工具推导出职业定义技能。分析和工具的使用使我们能够调查2007年至2017年奥地利职位空缺数据的两极分化模式，并确定奥地利职位空缺所需技能的变化。与之前的大多数研究相反，我们没有发现两极分化的证据，而是发现了提高技能的趋势。

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Journal for Labour Market Research INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR-

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2.60

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5.90%

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审稿时长

15 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal for Labour Market Research is a journal in the interdisciplinary field of labour market research. As of 2016 the Journal publishes Open Access. The journal follows international research standards and strives for international visibility. With its empirical and multidisciplinary orientation, the journal publishes papers in English language concerning the labour market, employment, education / training and careers. Papers dealing with country-specific labour market aspects are suitable if they adopt an innovative approach and address a topic of interest to a wider international audience. The journal is distinct from most others in the field, as it provides a platform for contributions from a broad range of academic disciplines. The editors encourage replication studies, as well as studies based on international comparisons. Accordingly, authors are expected to make their empirical data available to readers who might wish to replicate a published work on request. Submitted papers, who have passed a prescreening process by the editors, are generally reviewed by two peer reviewers, who remain anonymous for the author. In addition to the regular issues, special issues covering selected topics are published at least once a year. As of April 2015 the Journal for Labour Market Research has a "No Revisions" option for submissions (see ‘Instructions for Authors’).