Upskilling

Modestino, A. S., Shoag, D., & Ballance, J. (2020). Upskilling: Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?. Review of Economics and Statistics, 102(4), 793-805.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Review or monograph

Year

2020

DOI

10.1162/rest_a_00835

Link

https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00835

Cited from

economics_finance

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  • Labor markets. In downturns recruiters favour brand-name credentials and traditional paths, and non-traditional candidates see hiring rates fall faster than aggregate headcount.

    This sourceShows employers opportunistically raise education and experience requirements within occupations when the supply of job seekers rises (e.g., the Great Recession), a recruiter flight to brand-name credentials that disproportionately screens out non-traditional candidates.

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