The firm side of labour shortages: Five new facts from the GFP employer survey

Francesco Filippucci, Katharina Laengle and Luca Marcolin

No 39, OECD Productivity Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This study investigates labour shortages in firms across 34 OECD countries, Brazil, and South Africa. It finds that shortages are widespread and closely linked to firm’s technology adoption, age and skill profiles. The impact varies by productivity level: low-productivity firms face shortages because of lower wages and poorer working conditions, while high-productivity firms face skill-specific gaps, leading them to automate, reorganise, and invest in training.

Keywords: firm dynamics; labour shortages; personnel economics; productivity; skill shortages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 J23 J24 J63 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-12-17
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