Education and employment in OECD countries
By: Steven McIntosh
Contributors: International Institute for Educational Planning
Series: Fundamentals of educational planning -- 88
Publisher: UNESCO, International Institute for Educational Planning
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9789280313123
Subjects: Education; Globalization; Economic aspects; Labor supply; Effect of education on; Education and state; Economic development; International cooperation; Marché du travail, Effets de l'éducation sur le; Éducation; Politique gouvernementale; Ouvriers non qualifiés; Statistics (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Description: This publication aims to assess the impact of education on employment outcomes, using economic data. It explores the relationship between education received and labour market outcomes within OECD countries, focusing on employability. The author describes the problems faced by the low-qualified in modern OECD economies and analyzes the causes.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-94).

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Education and employment in OECD countries : what the statistics show; title: Explaining the labour market position of the low qualified in OECD countries; title: Will the demand for low-qualified labour disappear altogether in OECD countries?; title: Policies to improve the labour market position of the low-qualified in OECD countries; title: Conclusion.