Return to skills in China: evidence from job postings for professionals.

Autor/inn/en	Shen, Menghan; Wu, Han; Fang, Shixin
Titel	Return to skills in China: evidence from job postings for professionals. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Rückkehr zur Qualifikation in China: Erkenntnisse aus Stellenausschreibungen für Fachkräfte.
Quelle	In: Applied economics letters, (2025) online first, 12 Jun 2025, 5 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1466-4291
DOI	10.1080/13504851.2025.2518324
Schlagwörter	Kognitive Kompetenz; Bildungsertrag; Soziale Qualifikation; Einkommenseffekt; Qualifikationsanforderung; Schlüsselqualifikation; Stellenangebot; Teamkompetenz; Fachkraft; Jobbörse; Auswirkung; China
Abstract	"This study examines the impact of skill sets on wage returns for professionals in China, utilizing an extensive dataset of online job postings. We categorize keywords from job advertisements into cognitive and social skills. Controlling for both firm fixed effects and occupation fixed effects, we find that cognitive skills are associated with a 2.9% increase in wages, while social skills are associated with a 3.9% increase. Notably, among cognitive skills, while only 0.07% of the positions require critical thinking skill, it is associated with a 17.7% increase in wages. In the realm of social skills, both teamwork and negotiation are linked to returns in wages with an estimate of 4.4% and 3.8%, respectively. These findings underscore the importance of understanding the economic returns to specific skills in the labour market." The study refers to the period 2023-2023 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2025/4