Output costs of education and skill mismatch in OECD countries

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2025
Volume: 250
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We quantify the output costs of education and skills mismatch for 17 OECD economies, using a calibrated model of vertical mismatch. Eliminating the frictions generating mismatch would raise output by 3% to 4% on average, varying between 0.5% to 9% across countries. Although the education and skill mismatch measures are constructed using different methods and differ in size, the output costs are similar between the two measures.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:250:y:2025:i:c:s0165176525001156
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25