Re-Skilling in the Age of Skill Shortage: Adult Education Rather Than Active Labor Market Policy

• 成果类型: Article; Early Access
• 署名作者: Bonoli, Giuliano; Emmenegger, Patrick; Felder-Stindt, Alina
• 署名单位: University of Lausanne; University of St Gallen
• 刊物名称: REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1748-5983
• DOI: 10.1111/rego.70065
• 发表日期: 2025
• 关键词: participation; denmark

摘要

European economies face the task of providing the necessary skills for the twin transition in a period of skill shortage. As a result, we may expect countries to reorient their labor market policy towards re-skilling. We look for evidence of a reorientation in two relevant policy fields: active labor market policy (ALMP) and adult education (AE). We explore general trends in both fields based on quantitative indicators and compare recent policy developments in four countries with strong ALMP and AE sectors: Denmark, France, Germany, and Sweden. We do not observe clear evidence of a general movement away from activation and towards re-skilling in ALMP. However, in AE, we identify several re-skilling initiatives that address skill shortages. Relying on insights from queuing theories of hiring and training, we argue that due to changes in the population targeted by ALMP, the locus of re-skilling policy is increasingly moving towards AE.