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Changing demand for STEM skills in Australia and gender implications

Alfred Michael Dockery

Australian Journal of Labour Economics: a journal of labour economics and labour relations2020article
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0.49

Abstract

A method is developed for measuring the intensity with which skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are used in different occupations based on workers' field of qualification and weighted by the wage premium associated with their level of qualification. This is used to model changes in demand for STEM skills, and in other fields, based on the changing occupational composition of employment in Australia between the 2006 and 2016 censuses, and on projected changes to 2024. The approach offers a number of advantages over previous measures used to define STEM workers. Most importantly, by generating a continuous measure of STEM intensity rather than a binary STEM versus non-STEM definition, it incorporates [vocational education and training] VET qualifications rather than just university level qualifications, and allows for transferability of STEM skills to what might be considered 'non-STEM' jobs.

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@article{alfred2020,
  title        = {{Changing demand for STEM skills in Australia and gender implications}},
  author       = {Alfred Michael Dockery},
  journal      = {Australian Journal of Labour Economics: a journal of labour economics and labour relations},
  year         = {2020},
}

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