combining occupation codes and a self-reported measure for the appropriateness of the match between qualification and the job …

outcomes. We proxy occupational knowledge with mandatory visits to job information centers (JICs) in Germany while still … who did not have access to these facilities. However, we find no effects on individuals' earnings in their first job or …

the same job. The career mobility model suggests that this is indeed the case, with overeducated workers being more prone … to take up on-the-job training, to climb up the career ladder, or to eventually leave to professions more suitable to … overeducated workers have a significantly higher probability to take up on-the-job training than adequately educated workers and …

quality jobs? Or do we observe stagnation and conservation of the job structure? Structural change of this sort can be brought … hypothesis and they document a fast upgrade of the job structure during the 1st sub-period and a stalemate during the 2nd one …. Apparently, risks of job polarization are likely to be minimal until economic growth is recovered and a movement to the …

In this study, we examine the incidence and direct consequences of job mismatch for German graduates. Beyond measuring … job mismatch by the comparison of qualification obtained by employees and required for a job, we employ self … competences. The results indicate that a substantial share of graduates underutilizes own skills in the job. The rate of …

importance of their job-specific skills will decrease while that of their general skills applicable to various occupations will … instead of competing with it, thereby increasing their job mobility and employability. …

job openings by means of a field experiment. Applications were sent from randomly assigned fictitious Syrian refugees with …-skilled job vacancies. We find no evidence of sizeable effects from previous experience or completed language classes on the …