Thurow?s job-competition model implies that overeducation is contingent upon the differing skill endowments of … have a strong effect on the later risk of overeducation. The quality of the vocational training chosen only impacts on the … overeducation risk when the strong selectivity effects in certain types of schools and types of vocational training are not taken …

Married male workers are found to have a lower incidence of overeducation. A theoretical explanation for this …

This paper examines the factors determining variations in spatial rates of overeducation. A quantile regression model … overeducation rates include factors such as labour market risk, financial aid to university students, excess labour demand and … research supports the findings of micro based studies which have found that overeducation is consistent with an assignment …

market) can help to explain the phenomenon of overeducation. For the purposes of this project we obtained special permission … factor in avoiding overeducation: looking for a job on a large labour market increases the probability of finding a suitable …

Overeducation refers to the extent to which workers acquired education levels in excess of that required by their jobs …. Low educational level is pointed out as a determinant for the incidence of overeducation, which is usually associated with … overeducation and the type of educational system (public or private education, which have quite different quality levels in Brazil …

This study investigates the pattern of overeducation among Brazilian graduates between 1980 and 2010. Making use of … of overeducation verified during this three decades period. Although the distribution of workers across fields of study … played an important role, the increase in the rate of overeducation would be substantial even if the workers' profile …

overcome the negative consequences of overeducation. This study examines the hypotheses that overeducated workers sort into …, I show that overeducation associates with a higher likelihood of sorting into performance pay jobs and that performance …

overcome the negative consequences of overeducation. This study examines the hypotheses that overeducated workers sort into …, I show that overeducation associates with a higher likelihood of sorting into performance pay jobs and that performance …