TY - JOUR
T1 - Skill Shortages in Regional New South Wales
T2 - The Case of the Riverina
AU - Sharma, Kishor
AU - Oczkowski, Edward
AU - Hicks, John
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - Using a survey based method, this paper investigates skill shortages in the
Riverina. About 48 per cent of businesses have reported that they have
unfilled vacancies. The shortage of qualified applicants, lack of sufficient
experience and lack of technical ability are the main causes proffered by
regional business for skill shortages. These findings point the importance of
investing in quality infrastructure, offering tax incentives and channelling
investment into the TAFE and University sector to address regional skill
shortages in both short- and long-run.
AB - Using a survey based method, this paper investigates skill shortages in the
Riverina. About 48 per cent of businesses have reported that they have
unfilled vacancies. The shortage of qualified applicants, lack of sufficient
experience and lack of technical ability are the main causes proffered by
regional business for skill shortages. These findings point the importance of
investing in quality infrastructure, offering tax incentives and channelling
investment into the TAFE and University sector to address regional skill
shortages in both short- and long-run.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85042458660&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1759-3441.12157
DO - 10.1111/1759-3441.12157
M3 - Article
SN - 1759-3441
VL - 36
SP - 3
EP - 16
JO - Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
JF - Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
IS - 1
ER -
