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European Association of Labour Economists @eale-office.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

📣🎉We are happy to announce that Libertad González was elected President of EALE. EC members: Tommaso Frattini (2nd term), Nadine Ketel, Birgitta Rabe (2nd term), Michel Siegenthaler and Alex Willén. All terms start at the EALE 2026 Conference in Barcelona. Congratulations!

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 04/05/2026

Connecting job seekers in occupations with poor prospects with volunteer "buddies" who have recently exited unemployment and found jobs in new occupations can meaningfully improve employment and earnings outcomes. Bart de Koning et al. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

The figure shows the basic pattern, based on administrative data. There is little movement in the first year, but the treatment and control groups begin to diverge clearly in months 13 to 18. Over that period, treated job seekers were 6 percentage points more likely to be employed than the control group, an increase of about 11%. Monthly earnings were €226 higher, about 16% above the control-group level.

Supporting job seekers looking to change career has become particularly important as economies try to adjust to the digital and green transitions. This column reports on an experiment connecting job seekers in occupations with poor employment prospects with volunteer ‘buddies’ who have recently exited unemployment and found jobs in new occupations. The findings suggest that such a programme can meaningfully improve employment and earnings outcomes, especially for those who need help most.

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European Association of Labour Economists @eale-office.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Call for Papers – EALE TOUR 2026 We invite applications from job market candidates who work in the broad field of labour economics. 3 candidates will be selected to take part in a post–job market tour of 3 leading European institutions. Submit by: 30 October 2025 Details: eale.nl/node/7803

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Didier Fouarge @dfouarge.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

In an RCT, we treat job seekers in slack occupations with information about the better prospects in other suitable jobs. Effects are large: employment, hours of work and labor income all improve by 5%/6% after 18 months, with limited externalities to other job seekers. docs.iza.org/dp17905.pdf

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Didier Fouarge @dfouarge.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Yesterday, I presented our Skills2Capabilities research on skills in VET curricula at the Belgian Day for Labour Economists. With Ziyue Zhu, Melline Somers and Barbara Belfi, we show that curricula updates are conducive to better labour market outcomes. skills2capabilities.eu/results.html

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Results - Skills2Capabilities

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

@ROA hosted the workshop on challenges for labour market forecasts: navigating the future, celebrating 39 years of ROA labour market forecasts. Researchers, policy makers and educational institutions discussed the use and future of labour market forecasts. 👉 edu.nl/rn44j #labormarket #forecasts

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Didier Fouarge @dfouarge.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Kleine impressie van onze @roamaastricht.bsky.social workshop van gisteren rond de #POA prognoses en toekomstige uitdagingen in de aansluiting onderwijs-arbeidsmarkt.

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Didier Fouarge @dfouarge.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Kleine impressie van onze @roamaastricht.bsky.social workshop van gisteren rond de #POA prognoses en toekomstige uitdagingen in de aansluiting onderwijs-arbeidsmarkt.

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Jan Sauermann @jansauermann.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

EALE @eale-office.bsky.social is now on Bluesky. Let’s give it a warm welcome! #EconSky 📉📈

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Didier Fouarge @dfouarge.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Op 15 mei houdt @roamaastricht.bsky.social een workshop met presentaties van prognoses voor NL, D en EU en een panel discussie met Sandra Phlippen, Janneke Pieters, Adnan Tekin, Rob Witjes en Maurice Limmen.

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Proud of our colleague! Marie-Christine Fregin recognized as one of Germany’s most important women in AI by Manager Magazin. Being listed among these 23 inspiring women is a great acknowledgment of the crucial role that research and science play in shaping the #FutureOfWork with #AI. edu.nl/j8tpy

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(m+) Künstliche Intelligenz 2025: Diese KI-Frauen sollten Sie unbedingt kennen

Wer treibt KI in Deutschland voran? Diese aktuelle Liste präsentiert 23 Frauen, die maßgeblich die Entwicklung und Anwendung der Zukunftstechnologie prägen. Als Managerinnen, Unternehmerinnen oder Weg...

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Policy Brief 9b explores how organisations can shape AI innovations through co-creative learning, AI literacy, and sharing both successes and failures. Collaboration with independent research is key to sustainable adoption. Read more here 👉 edu.nl/trb8n

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Recent rapport: Taken en vaardigheden op het werk 2012-2024. SEO & ROA hebben, dankzij financiering van de LLO Katalysator, o.a. laten zien dat de werkgelegenheid in beroepen waar veel belang wordt gehecht aan interpersoonlijke vaardigheden relatief sterk is toegenomen. edu.nl/myub7

Grafiek: Ontwikkeling in aantal werkenden 1996-2023, naar belang van taken.

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

In MeJudice schrijven ROA/SEO over het belang van werktaken in beroepen en de effectiviteit waarmee deze door werkenden worden uitgevoerd. De arbeidsvraag groeit met name in beroepen waarin interpersoonlijke vaardigheden en probleemoplossend vermogen van belang zijn. read more here 👉 edu.nl/jgv94

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Werktaken als indicator van vraag en aanbod op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt

De Nederlandse Skills Survey (NSS) biedt een uniek en integraal beeld van de ontwikkelingen in de arbeidsvraag en het arbeidsaanbod. Deze survey meet sinds 2012 het belang van werktaken en de effectiv...

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Didier Fouarge @dfouarge.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

In MeJudice schrijven wij over het belang van werktaken in beroepen en de effectiviteit waarmee deze door werkenden worden uitgevoerd. De arbeidsvraag groeit met name in beroepen waarin interpersoonlijke vaardigheden en probleemoplossend vermogen van belang zijn. www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/de...

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Werktaken als indicator van vraag en aanbod op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

ROA is now also on Bluesky! We are a research institute at Maastricht University, specialized in applied social scientific research on of education and the labour market. We do both high-level scientific research and policy research. Follow us to learn more about our research and institute!

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