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How skills are used in the workplace (2016)

Chapter from OECD 2016 report, Skills matter, Further results from the survey of adult Skills, OECD Skills Studies, ISSN: 2307-8731 (online), ISSN: 2307-8723 (print).
"This chapter examines the use of information-processing skills at work and in everyday life, and the relationship between the use of skills and wages, job satisfaction and economy-wide productivity. It also explores the factors associated with greater or lesser use of these skills in the workplace, including proficiency, the characteristics of workers and the features of their jobs."
Country: France
Language: English
Date: 2010s
Criteria: Scientific, Policy

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