Returns to ICT Skills
English
Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.
Access to training
Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.
This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business.
Research papers
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.
The paper is organized as follows. Section 2 describes the PIAAC data and the assessment of ICT skills. Section 3 outlines the IV strategy and discusses the sample restrictions. Section 4 provides an analysis of the validity of instruments. Section 5 presents the returns-to-ICT-skills estimates and reports results from sub-sample analyses and a number of robustness checks. Section 6 describes the relationship between the task content of occupations and ICT skills. Section 7 concludes and derives some implications for policy-making.
DOI: 10.1787/5jlzfl2p5rzq-en