Matching economic migration with labour market needs.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Government document

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.

Conference Name:

OECD-EU dialogue on mobility and international migration: matching economic migration with labour market needs (Conference) (2014 : Brussels, Belgium)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration--International cooperation.

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

OECD countries--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects--Congresses.

OECD countries.

European Union countries--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects--Congresses.

European Union countries.

Genre:

Co-edition

Physical Description:

379 p. : col. ill., tab..

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This publication gathers the papers presented at the "OECD-EU dialogue on mobility and international migration: matching economic migration with labour market needs" (Brussels, 24-25 February 2014), a conference jointly organised by the European Commission and the OECD. It provides new evidence on the role that international migration has played in Europe and in selected other OECD countries over the past decade in terms of labour force; educational attainment; and occupational changes. It analyses the availability and use of migrants' skills based on an in-depth literature review as well as new data analyses for Europe and the United States, Canada and the OECD as a whole, taking advantage of the International Survey of Adult Skills - PIAAC. Finally, several chapters discuss the potential role of international migration in meeting current and future labour market needs in Europe, in the United States and in the European Union. This work shows that although migration can make an important contribution to labour force growth, its role in counterbalancing the effects of population ageing will depend on the capacity of countries to match labour needs to migrants' characteristics.

Contents:

Editorial

Executive summary

Foreword

Current and future skills of the workforce

Demographic change and the future of the labour force in the EU27, other OECD countries and selected large emerging economies

Demographic trends, labour market needs and migration

The qualifications of immigrants and their value in the labour market

Immigrant skills, their measurement, use and return: A literature review

The demography of occupational change and skill use among immigrants and the native-born

Migration in Europe

Occupational labour shortages

Projected labour market imbalances in Europe: Policy challenges in meeting the Europe 2020 employment targets

Migrants' skills: Use, mismatch and labour market outcomes – A first exploration of the International Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

The international portability of migrant human capital.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9789279385247

9789264216501

9264216502