This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on job market signalling and on education as a job market … importance of relative education as an explanatory variable in a Mincerian- style wage equation. I find the conclusions of this … method to be dependent on the reference group used in defining relative education. Consequently also the second method yields …

promotions more quickly. The field of education matters as well. White-collar workers with a degree in technology are more likely … to ascend to more demanding jobs than those with a business education. We also find that the early career is very …

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on job market signalling and on education as a job market … importance of relative education as an explanatory variable in a Mincerian- style wage equation. I find the conclusions of this … method to be dependent on the reference group used in defining relative education. Consequently also the second method yields …

promotions more quickly. The field of education matters as well. White-collar workers with a degree in technology are more likely … to ascend to more demanding jobs than those with a business education. We also find that the early career is very …