. We test two explanations, namely, formal overqualification and a mismatch of occupational skills. By using the National … mismatches. By using fixed-effects models, we confirm that overqualification is associated with a wage loss of approximately 5 … explain the wage loss of the formal overqualification of employees with vocational training. For academics, both types of …

This study analyses the persistence and true state dependence of overqualification, i.e. a mismatch between workers … overqualification is highly persistent among tertiary graduates over the first ten years of their career cycle. Accounting for … persistence of overqualification. In particular, selection into initial overqualification at the start of the career is of high …

The phenomenon of overqualification is becoming increasingly common across many countries. In this research study, the … main objective is to examine factors that determine overqualification, the impact of overqualification on wages, and the … determining overqualification. The empirical results reveal that different sociodemographic, economic sector, and job …