under scrutiny overeducation is decreasing and undereducation is increasing, indicating that labour market demand is keeping … mismatch, this study analyses the short and medium-term effects of over- and undereducation on the wages of newly hired workers …

The aim of this study is to assess the effect of informal employment on the occurrence of overeducation in developing … countries, focusing on the specific case of the DRC. Using employment data, we determine the incidence of overeducation and we … isolate the role of informal employment as a determinant of overeducation. To measure overeducation, we mainly use the …

overeducation, undereducation, or a mix of the two. We assess the role of human resource practices in reducing the intensity of … correlate with lower undereducation but increased overeducation, while second-level bargaining increases undereducation and … reduces overeducation. …

This paper provides the first available evidence on overeducation/overskilling based on AlmaLaurea data. We focus on … jobs held 5 years after graduation by pre-reform graduates in 2005. Overeducation/overskilling are relatively high - at 11 … demand for skills, one should also reckon the inability of the educational system to provide work-related skills. Moreover …