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Research

Peer-reviewed publications on labor market dynamics, skill prediction, and machine learning applications in economics.

PLOS ONE · 2021
academic

Skill-driven recommendations for job transition pathways

Nik Dawson, Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, Mary-Anne Williams

A machine learning-based job transitions recommender system that predicts career pathway probabilities using skills data from 8+ million Australian job ads. Includes a leading indicator of AI adoption across industries.

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Journalism · 2021
academic

Layoffs, Inequity and COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study of the Journalism Jobs Crisis in Australia from 2012 to 2020

Nik Dawson, Sacha Molitorisz, Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, Peter Fray

Longitudinal analysis of 3,698 journalism job ads revealing the industry crisis. Findings include worsening gender inequity, rising demand for journalism skills despite job losses, and COVID-19's compounding effects.

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IEEE International Conference on Big Data · 2020
academic

Predicting Skill Shortages in Labor Markets: A Machine Learning Approach

Nik Dawson, Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, Benjamin Johnston, Mary-Anne Williams

Machine learning models achieving 83% accuracy in predicting occupational skill shortages using job ads data and employment statistics. Identifies key predictive features including hours worked, education, experience, and salary.

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IEEE International Conference on Big Data · 2019
academic

Adaptively selecting occupations to detect skill shortages from online job ads

Nik Dawson, Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, Mary-Anne Williams, Benjamin Johnston

A data-driven method to detect skill shortages in real-time using job advertisements. Proposes five key variables: posting frequency, salary levels, education requirements, experience demands, and job posting predictability.

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