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Skill Shortages in Britain

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This paper investigates the main determinants of skill shortages. It draws upon a major, new government survey of over 4,000 establishments, Skill Needs in Britain, 1990. It matches on additional information from other sources to account for local labor market types and occupational effects. The analysis is based on the Heckman two-stage procedure, which is adopted in order to deal with the 'self-selection'of establishments into the shortage subsample. The results confirm earlier, more descriptive work, showing distinct differences in the influences on the 'spread'and 'intensity' measures of skill shortages. Copyright 1993 by Scottish Economic Society.

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  • Bosworth, Derek, 1993. "Skill Shortages in Britain," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 40(3), pages 241-271, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scotjp:v:40:y:1993:i:3:p:241-71
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    1. John Adams & Malcolm Greig & Ronald W. McQuaid, 2002. "Mismatch in Local Labour Markets in Central Scotland: The Neglected Role of Demand," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 39(8), pages 1399-1416, July.
    2. Mok, Penny & Mason, Geoff & Stevens, Philip & Timmins, Jason, 2012. "A Good Worker is Hard to Find: Skills Shortages in New Zealand Firms," Occasional Papers 12/5, Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand.
    3. Adams, John & Greig, Malcolm & McQuaid, Ronald W., 1999. "Mismatch and unemployment in local labour markets," ERSA conference papers ersa99pa027, European Regional Science Association.
    4. Egon Smeral & Peter Huber & Ulrike Mühlberger & Gerhard Schwarz, 2009. "Ausbildungserfordernisse und Arbeitskräftebedarf im österreichischen Beherbergungs- und Gaststättenwesen," WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), WIFO, vol. 82(4), pages 247-259, April.
    5. Andrés J. Marchante & Bienvenido Ortega & Ricardo Pagán, 2005. "Determinants of Skills Shortages and Hard-to-Fill Vacancies in the Hospitality Sector," ERSA conference papers ersa05p21, European Regional Science Association.
    6. M. J. Andrews & S. Bradley & D. Stott & R. Upward, 2008. "Successful Employer Search? An Empirical Analysis of Vacancy Duration Using Micro Data," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 75(299), pages 455-480, August.
    7. Cardenas, J, 2020. "Possible uses of labour demand and supply information to reduce skill mismatches," Documentos de trabajo - Alianza EFI 18987, Alianza EFI.

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