Capsada-Munsech, Q. and Valiente, O. (2020) Sub-national variation of skill formation regimes: a comparative analysis of skill mismatch across 18 European regions. European Education, 52(2), pp. 166-179. (doi: 10.1080/10564934.2020.1723421)
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Abstract
This article adopts the skill ecosystem approach to the comparative analysis of skill mismatch across European regions within different skill formation regimes. Institutional arrangements of skill formation regimes are designed at national level. However, they are enacted in regions with very different Labor market and socioeconomic conditions, which mediate the relationship between the institutional setting and its effects on the mismatch between the supply and demand of skills in a given region. Our analysis draws on quantitative and qualitative data from an EU Horizon 2020 project on lifelong learning policies for young adults that compares 18 regions in nine European countries. The data analyses show the importance of regional demand side factors in explaining skill shortages and skill surplus, and the coexistence of low-skill and high-skill equilibria in urban regions with high levels of skill polarization. Skill formation regimes present divergent effects on skill mismatch depending on the availability of jobs in the region and the level of skills demanded by the local economy. These findings suggest that combining skill formation regime and skill ecosystem approaches in comparative education research can provide better suited explanations of skill mismatch at regional and sectoral level.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Valiente, Professor Oscar and Capsada-Munsech, Dr Queralt |
| Authors: | Capsada-Munsech, Q., and Valiente, O. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Professional Learning and Leadership College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Educational Leadership & Policy |
| Journal Name: | European Education |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1056-4934 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1944-7086 |
| Published Online: | 14 February 2020 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC |
| First Published: | First published in European Education 52(2): 166-179 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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