Test-based measurement of skill mismatch: a validation of five different measurement approaches using the NEPS
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Keywords
Skill mismatch; Measurement; Validation; Occupational skill requirements; Test-based skill mismatch; Statistical approach; Mixed approach; Job analysis approach; Worker assessment approach; Task approach;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
- J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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