Adaptability of the workforce in Europe – changing skills in the digital era
Digital technologies make significant impact on labor market, primarily by complementing or by substituting workers. This has triggered a change in the set of skills that are required from workers, by putting stronger focus on problemsolving skills, creativity, socioemotional skills, functional l...
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| Format: | Article |
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Faculty of Economics University of Rijeka
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu |
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| Online Access: | https://www.efri.uniri.hr/upload/10-Jandric-Randjelovic-2018-2.pdf |
| Summary: | Digital technologies make significant impact on labor market, primarily by
complementing or by substituting workers. This has triggered a change in the set
of skills that are required from workers, by putting stronger focus on problemsolving
skills, creativity, socioemotional skills, functional literacy and technical
skills related to the use of digital technologies. The effects of digitalization on the
labor market and economic performances of a particular country in the future
depend on the workforce adaptability, industrial and occupational structure, the
skills mix, organization of work and current state of digitalization. The aim of this
paper is to evaluate the degree of workforce skills adaptability in 30 European
countries, using the OECD data on achievement in reading, math and science, as
well as the data on digital competencies, inclusion in lifelong learning and
subjective perception on ability to find a new job. Our results suggest positive
relationship between adaptability and PISA results. Using the principal component
analysis, cluster analysis and LCCA (latent class cluster analysis), we find that
European countries can be grouped into three clusters, in terms of adaptability:
high performing (North and Western Europe), medium performing (Central
Europe and Baltics) and low performing (South and South-eastern Europe). For
some countries, low levels of adaptability of the workforce can pose an important
obstacle for future growth and development. |
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| ISSN: | 1331-8004 1846-7520 |