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Olga Kupets

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine, World Bank, USA, and IZA, Germany

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Author

Current position

Associate Professor, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine

Research interest

Labor economics, development economics, transition economics

Website

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Olga_Kupets

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Consultant to the World Bank and the International Labour Organization

Past positions

Visiting Research Scholar, Kyoto Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, September–November 2014; Research Associate, Economics Research and Outreach Centre, Kyiv School of Economics, November 2003–April 2007; Visiting Research Affiliate, IZA, May–June 2004

Qualifications

PhD Economics, Institute of Demography and Social Studies of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, 2008

Selected publications

  • “Education-job mismatch in Ukraine: Too many people with tertiary education or too many jobs for low-skilled?” Journal of Comparative Economics (Forthcoming).

  • “In search of opportunities? The barriers to more efficient internal labor mobility in Ukraine.” IZA Journal of Labor & Development 3:21 (2014): 1–28 (with J. Koettl, A. Olefir, and I. Santos).

  • “Trade liberalisation and employment effects in Ukraine.” Comparative Economic Studies 50:2 (2008): 318–340 (with A. Christev and H. Lehmann).

  • “Determinants of unemployment duration in Ukraine.” Journal of Comparative Economics 34:2 (2006): 228–247.

  • “Gross job flows in Ukraine.” The Economics of Transition 11:2 (2003): 321–356 (with J. Konings and H. Lehmann).

article(s)

  • Skill mismatch and overeducation in transition economies

    Substantial skill shortages coexist with overeducation, affecting both young and old workers

    Olga Kupets, December 2015
    Large imbalances between the supply and demand for skills in transition economies are driven by rapid economic restructuring, misalignment of the education system with labor market needs, and underdeveloped adult education and training systems. The costs of mismatches can be large and long-lasting for workers, firms, and economies, with long periods of overeducation implying a loss of human capital for individuals and ineffective use of resources for the economy. To make informed decisions, policymakers need to understand how different types of workers and firms are affected by overeducation and skill shortages.
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