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Occupational Labor Shortages: Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures

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  • Burt S. Barnow

    (George Washington University)

  • John Trutko

    (Capital Research Corporation)

  • Jaclyn Schede Piatak

    (American University)

Abstract

Barnow, Trutko, and Piatak focus on whether persistent occupation-specific labor shortages might lead to inefficiencies in the U.S. economy. They describe why shortages arise, the difficulty in ascertaining that a shortage is present, and how to assess strategies to alleviate the shortage.

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  • Burt S. Barnow & John Trutko & Jaclyn Schede Piatak, 2013. "Occupational Labor Shortages: Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures," Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, number ols, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:upj:ubooks:ols
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    Cited by:

    1. Peter Cappelli, 2014. "Skill Gaps, Skill Shortages and Skill Mismatches: Evidence for the US," NBER Working Papers 20382, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Driouchi, Ahmed, 2014. "Evidence and Prospects of Shortage and Mobility of Medical Doctors: A Literature Survey," MPRA Paper 59322, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Silvia Anna Maria Camussi & Andrea Locatelli & Graziella Mendicino & Francesca Modena, 2024. "Labour shortages in Italy: determinants, firm' responses and employment prospects," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 887, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
    4. Morgan Raux, 2019. "Looking for the "Best and Brightest": Hiring difficulties and high-skilled foreign workers," Working Papers halshs-02364921, HAL.
    5. Akomah Benjamin Boahene & Ahinaquah Laud Kwamina & Mustapha Zakari, 2020. "Skilled Labour Shortage in the Building Construction Industry Within the Central Region," Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, Sciendo, vol. 8(1), pages 83-92, January.
    6. Chivu, Luminita & Georgescu, George & Bratiloveanu, Alina & Bancescu, Irina, 2020. "Under Pressure: Romania`s Labour Market Review. Landmarks of Labour Shortages," Working Papers of National Institute for Economic Research 200325, Institutul National de Cercetari Economice (INCE).
    7. Majda Seghir, 2024. "The Evidence Gap in Labour Shortage Assessments," Post-Print hal-04624761, HAL.
    8. Smith, Sarah Jane & Urquhart, Vivien, 2018. "Accounting and finance in UK universities: Academic labour, shortages and strategies," The British Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 50(6), pages 588-601.
    9. Seghir Majda, 2024. "The Evidence Gap in Labour Shortage Assessments," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Sciendo, vol. 59(3), pages 143-145.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Labor shortages; labor demand; skills matching; immigration; job training;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • 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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