signals that is concave, a feature that earlier studies used to dismiss educational signaling. Using a synthetic panel data … signaling framework theoretically and empirically …

. This process is then assumed to follow a matching of equals among equals. Using rich data from Germany and Denmark we fully … confirm a matching on qualification levels for high-skilled employees, partially for medium-skilled employees but not for low …

cross-sectional data, providing information at just one point in time. Drawing meaningful conclusions about mismatch, its …

credentialism. The model overcomes an important criticism of signalling models by mechanically tying a worker’s wages to their …-augmenting investment that is made prior to matching with coworkers. A worker’s credentials allow them to demonstrate their investment to …

/BAuA Employment Survey 2006 to compute two different measures of person-to-job matching. A first measure indicates an educational (mis …

We test for the signalling hypothesis versus human capital theory using the Wiles test (1974) in a country which has …

We test for the signalling hypothesis versus human capital theory using the Wiles test (1974) in a country which has …