Catalonia's economy is characterized by linguistic diversity and provides a unique opportunity to measure the incidence of language proficiency on over-education, particularly, whether individuals with deficient language skills tend to acquire more formal skills or, on the contrary, become...

Using data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP), we identify workers who report having skills or qualifications for a more demanding job than the one they hold at the time of the interview. These overeducated workers are distinguished from non-overeducated workers. We further...