More and More Academics and Not Enough Skilled Workers
Abstract All western countries are faced with the problem of a low birth rate and an increasingly aging population. The burden of old age requires accelerated productivity growth. Productivity growth is declining, however. In Germany, it has come to a standstill. At the same time, there is an increa...
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| description | Abstract All western countries are faced with the problem of a low birth rate and an increasingly aging population. The burden of old age requires accelerated productivity growth. Productivity growth is declining, however. In Germany, it has come to a standstill. At the same time, there is an increasing academisation of the labour force. There are several reasons for this paradox: sectoral change or bureaucratisation. A shortage of qualified blue collar workers is also a contributing factor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-23a3c79bee1d4ec58ab8086ad018481b2025-02-02T04:03:27ZdeuSciendoWirtschaftsdienst1613-978X2022-09-01102967767910.1007/s10273-022-3279-0More and More Academics and Not Enough Skilled WorkersKarl Brenke0Deutsches Institut für WirtschaftsforschungAbstract All western countries are faced with the problem of a low birth rate and an increasingly aging population. The burden of old age requires accelerated productivity growth. Productivity growth is declining, however. In Germany, it has come to a standstill. At the same time, there is an increasing academisation of the labour force. There are several reasons for this paradox: sectoral change or bureaucratisation. A shortage of qualified blue collar workers is also a contributing factor.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-022-3279-0 |
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