We evaluate public programs and initiatives and identify mismatches between supply and demand.
During the period 2017-2021, Glad Fonden (a Danish social enterprise) has developed and tested a new education where young people with cognitive disabilities acquire vocational skills, become more independent and obtain a closer attachment to the labour market. In Danish, … Read more
To ensure a quick and active effort in the event of major redundancies, which are of great importance to the local area, job centers can receive grants to local initiatives from the so-called warning pool (varslingspujle). As a result of … Read more
HBS Economics has provided a case analysis for the industry associations of Danish Maritime (Danske Maritime), Danish Steelworker Union (Dansk Metal) and Danish Shipping (Danske Rederier), representing employers and employees in the Danish Maritime Industry (Det Blå Danmark). Our analysis … Read more
I dette notat undersøger vi, hvordan dimittendledigheden har udviklet sig under COVID-19-krisen og om der er nogle uddannelsesgrupper som har været hårdere ramt end andre. Konkret sammenligner vi personer, der dimitterende under COVID-19-krisen (i 2020), med personer, der dimitterende før … Read more
By 2030, there will be a large excess demand for skilled workers in the Danish labor market. Conversely, there will be an oversupply of unskilled workers and people with medium and long higher education. Specifically, our study shows that: For … Read more
High school teachers (upper secondary school teachers) in Denmark face a multitude of new challenges. According to demographic projections the number of young adults aged 16 to 19 will fall significantly in most parts of the country in the coming … Read more
The job market for IT graduates is today characterized by a shortage of labor. This shortage is projected to increase during the next years. HBS Economics has together with IRIS group conducted an analysis on the demand and supply of … Read more
HBS Economics helped the Danish Ministry of Employment build a data-driven tool that maps standard ways in and out of different public benefits using register data from Statistics Denmark. The tool is flexible and allows the user to choose between … Read more
Danish companies’ need for employees who have competencies within IT security is close to insatiable. Our analysis of companies’ job postings documents how the need for employees with IT security skills has quadrupled since 2008. Links HBS Economics (2021): … Read more
Despite a turbulent 2020 for the Danish job market, total labor demand only fell by 3% compared to 2019. With the number of job postings staying steadily above 2019-levels throughout the fall, we can enter 2021 on a somewhat high … Read more