Edited by Michael Neugart, Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy and Klaus Schömann, International University Bremen, Germany

• Contents: Preface 1. Why Forecast and For Whom? Some Introductory Remarks Michael Neugart and Klaus Schömann2. Occupations and Skills in the United States: Projection Methods and Results through 2008 Burt S. Barnow3. Forecasting Future Skill Needs in Canada Douglas A. Smith4. Labour Market Forecasting in Japan: Methodology, Main Results and Implications Fujikazu Suzuki5. Projections and Institutions: The State of Play in Britain Robert M. Lindley6. A Review of Occupational Employment Forecasting for Ireland Jerry Sexton7. Beyond Manpower Planning: A Labour Market Model for the Netherlands and its Forecasts to 2006 Frank Cörvers, Andries de Grip and Hans Heijke8. French Occupational Outlooks by 2010: A Quantitative Approach Based on the FLIP-FAP Model Agnes Topiol 9. Projections of Qualifications and Occupations in Austria: Short-term Approaches, Macro Perspective and Emphasis on the Supply Side Lorenz Lassnigg10. Projecting Labour Market Developments in Spain through 2010: From Massive Unemployment to Skill Gaps and Labour Shortages? Ferran Mañé and Josep Oliver-AlonsoIndex

Edited by Michael Neugart, Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy and Klaus Schömann, International University Bremen, Germany

• Contents: Preface 1. Why Forecast and For Whom? Some Introductory Remarks Michael Neugart and Klaus Schömann2. Occupations and Skills in the United States: Projection Methods and Results through 2008 Burt S. Barnow3. Forecasting Future Skill Needs in Canada Douglas A. Smith4. Labour Market Forecasting in Japan: Methodology, Main Results and Implications Fujikazu Suzuki5. Projections and Institutions: The State of Play in Britain Robert M. Lindley6. A Review of Occupational Employment Forecasting for Ireland Jerry Sexton7. Beyond Manpower Planning: A Labour Market Model for the Netherlands and its Forecasts to 2006 Frank Cörvers, Andries de Grip and Hans Heijke8. French Occupational Outlooks by 2010: A Quantitative Approach Based on the FLIP-FAP Model Agnes Topiol 9. Projections of Qualifications and Occupations in Austria: Short-term Approaches, Macro Perspective and Emphasis on the Supply Side Lorenz Lassnigg10. Projecting Labour Market Developments in Spain through 2010: From Massive Unemployment to Skill Gaps and Labour Shortages? Ferran Mañé and Josep Oliver-AlonsoIndex

Edited by Michael Neugart, Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy and Klaus Schömann, International University Bremen, Germany

• Contents: Preface 1. Why Forecast and For Whom? Some Introductory Remarks Michael Neugart and Klaus Schömann2. Occupations and Skills in the United States: Projection Methods and Results through 2008 Burt S. Barnow3. Forecasting Future Skill Needs in Canada Douglas A. Smith4. Labour Market Forecasting in Japan: Methodology, Main Results and Implications Fujikazu Suzuki5. Projections and Institutions: The State of Play in Britain Robert M. Lindley6. A Review of Occupational Employment Forecasting for Ireland Jerry Sexton7. Beyond Manpower Planning: A Labour Market Model for the Netherlands and its Forecasts to 2006 Frank Cörvers, Andries de Grip and Hans Heijke8. French Occupational Outlooks by 2010: A Quantitative Approach Based on the FLIP-FAP Model Agnes Topiol 9. Projections of Qualifications and Occupations in Austria: Short-term Approaches, Macro Perspective and Emphasis on the Supply Side Lorenz Lassnigg10. Projecting Labour Market Developments in Spain through 2010: From Massive Unemployment to Skill Gaps and Labour Shortages? Ferran Mañé and Josep Oliver-AlonsoIndex