1. Forecasting Occupation and Skills Mismatch Amidst Demographic Shifts in the EU • Guillaume Marois, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Michaela Potancokova, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Agnieszka Bezat-Jarzebowska, Kozminski University; Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU).

2. Gender, labor forces and demographic Dividend in Africa • Claude Mbarga Ella, IFORD; Michel Tenikue, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).

3. The Impact of Cohort Dynamics on Skills Formation: Evidence from PIAAC • Serdar Polat, Baskent University.

4. Parenthood, Human Capital, and Employment over the Life Course: Insights from Austrian Register Data • Claudia Reiter, Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna; Sonja Spitzer, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital.

5. Youth Exodus from Nepal: Seeking Education and Employment Abroad • Uttam Sharma, University of Michigan; Dirgha J. Ghimire, University of Michigan.