Educational missmatch and its consequences for firms: the case of the Czech Republic
| Thesis title in Czech: | Educational missmatch and its consequences for firms: the case of the Czech Republic |
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| Thesis title in English: | Educational missmatch and its consequences for firms: the case of the Czech Republic |
| Academic year of topic announcement: | 2024/2025 |
| Thesis type: | diploma thesis |
| Thesis language: | angličtina |
| Department: | Institute of Economic Studies (23-IES) |
| Supervisor: | Mgr. Barbara Pertold-Gebicka, M.A., Ph.D. |
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| Guidelines |
| This thesis will be prepared in cooperation with Trexima, a company collecting detailed data about firms and their employees. We will compare the level and field of education on employees with their job type. Based on this comparison, we will determine whether the job is a good match or whether an employee is over- or underskilled. Using the information on firm performance, we will next ask whether it is harmful for a firm to employ workers who are not exactly educated in their job field. |
| References |
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Brunello, G., & Wruuck, P. (2021). Skill shortages and skill mismatch: A review of the literature. Journal of Economic Surveys, 35(4), 1145-1167. Healy, J., Mavromaras, K., & Sloane, P. J. (2015). Adjusting to skill shortages in Australian SMEs. Applied Economics, 47(24), 2470-2487. McGuinness, S., Pouliakas, K., & Redmond, P. (2018). Skills mismatch: Concepts, measurement and policy approaches. Journal of Economic Surveys, 32(4), 985-1015. Tang, J., & Wang, W. (2005). Product market competition, skill shortages and productivity: Evidence from Canadian manufacturing firms. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 23, 317-339. |