international literature on the measured incidence of educational mismatch and its earnings effects. We use a rich Australian … rate of over-education is 32.3%. The earnings penalty for each year of over-education is 2.5%, which is larger than 0.6% in …

of skills increases with experience, and the average ageskill profile closely resembles the well-established concave age-earnings … differences account for more earnings variation than detailed measures of education and experience. Third, we document a sizable … skills rationalize a substantial proportion of the gender gap in job-based earnings. …

of skills increases with experience, and the average age-skill profile closely resembles the well-established concave age-earnings … differences account for more earnings variation than detailed measures of education and experience. Third, we document a sizable … skills rationalize a substantial proportion of the gender gap in job-based earnings. …