Research papers and syntheses
Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.
Issues
OECD Employment Outlook 2020: Worker security and the covid-19 crisis
The 2020 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook focuses on worker security and the COVID-19 crisis. It provides an initial assessment of the labour market consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak and the...
Source: OECD Date: 2020
Managing tomorrow's digital skills - what conclusions can we draw from international comparative indicators?
This report looks at the conditions impacting the development of digital skills of a population based on international indicators of the levels of skills amongst children and adults. It is based on fi...
Source: UNESCO Date: 2018
Pathways to empowerment. Recognizing the competences of Syrian refugees in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey
This publication maps and analyses the non-formal and informal learning and competences of Syrian refugee youth and young adults living in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey (the five main hostin...
Source: UNESCO Date: 2018
Building trust in a changing world of work
The Global Deal was initiated at the behest of the Swedish Prime Minister, Stefan Lofven, and developed in cooperation with the ILO and the OECD. The partnership was launched in September 2016 with an...
Source: ILO | OECD | Other sources - Global Deal Date: 2018
Good practices in using partnerships for the delivery of employment services in China
Partnerships to deliver employment services and active labour market programmes are slowly emerging in China. This paper introduces the reader to the basic principles shaping partnerships between publ...
Source: ILO Date: 2018
OECD Skills Strategy Diagnostic Report: Italy 2017
Italy needs to take prompt action to bolster growth and improve people’s skills across the country. As our economies adapt to globalisation, technological and demographic change, the demand for new an...
Source: OECD Date: 2018
A Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills (Wave II)
The Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills is a framework for strategic cooperation to address short and medium-term skills needs in a given economic sector. This is the second wave of the Bluep...
Source: Other international organizations Date: 2018
Complementarities between labour market institutions and their causal impact on youth labour market outcomes
The paper analyses theoretically and empirically the effects on young people’s labour market outcomes of two specific labour market institutions and their interaction: employment protection legislatio...
Source: ILO Date: 2017
Better Use of Skills in the Workplace. Why It Matters for Productivity and Local Jobs
This joint OECD-ILO report provides a comparative analysis of case studies focusing on improving skills use in the workplace across eight countries. The examples provide insights into the practical wa...
Source: ILO | OECD Date: 2017
Jobs and skills mismatch in the informal economy
This paper is concerned with jobs and skills mismatch in the informal economy in low and middle income countries. It reviews the analytical and conceptual framework for jobs and skills mismatch in the...
Source: ILO Date: 2017