The estimation methods of occupational skills transferability.
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Nawakitphaitoon, Kritkorn
Ormiston, Russell
Date Issued
October 20, 2016
Abstract
This paper compares two estimation methods of occupational skills transferability, both theoretically and empirically. The first method is based on Shaw’s (1984) study, and the second one is based on Ormiston’s (2014) study. The main difference between these two methods is that Shaw’s skills transferability is a “market” approach. It is estimated based on an actual occupational change. On the other hand, Ormiston’s skills transferability is a “skills” approach estimated based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) shared across occupations. Although these two approaches produce very different estimates of occupational skills transferability, both estimates significantly explain the earnings losses of displaced workers. In particular, the displaced workers who find jobs in occupations more similar to their previous jobs, as measured by occupational skills transferability, on average, suffer smaller earnings losses than those who find less similar jobs.
Journal
Journal for Labour Market Research
Department
Economics
Citation
Nawakitphaitoon, K., and Ormiston, R. (2016). The estimation methods of occupational skills transferability. Journal for Labour Market Research 49(4): 317-327. doi:10.1007/s12651-016-0216-y
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Published article
DOI
10.1007/s12651-016-0216-y
ISSN
1614-3485
1867-8343
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This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication.
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