This paper examines the factors determining variations in international rates of overeducation. We find significant … academic funding. The results suggest that international levels of overeducation are particularly sensitive to variations in …

overeducated employment, together with the corresponding effects on wages. Overeducation is a fairly persistent phenomenon at the … aggregate and individual levels, with 66% of workers remaining overeducated after one year. Overeducation is not only more … common, but also more persistent among blacks and low-AFQT individuals. Further, the hazard rate out of overeducation drops …

Overeducation is an often overlooked facet of untapped human resources. But who is overeducated and why? Relying on … SOEP data 1984-2011, we use probit models for estimating the likelihood of entering overeducation and dynamic mixed … checks we use three specifications of the target variable, i.e. realized matches, self-assessment and twofold overeducation …

This paper examines the factors determining variations in spatial rates of overeducation. A quantile regression model … overeducation rates include factors such as labour market risk, financial aid to university students, excess labour demand and … research supports the findings of micro based studies which have found that overeducation is consistent with an assignment …

rich, previously unavailable, set of factors in the estimation of the effect of overeducation on earnings. Oaxaca … decomposition techniques are employed to uncover the extent to which the overeducation wage penalty can be attributed to either (i … premium. It is found that asymmetry of information accounts for a significant part of the overeducation wage penalty for …

first provide an overview of theoretical and measurement issues related to the concept of overeducation. Against this … and of the extent and character of over- and undereducation. We then look specifically at overeducation among Swedish … youths during their labour market entrance and early career and discuss the main issues related to overeducation that have …

mismatch. I review the literature and show that prior findings depend on implicit theoretical assumptions that are often … transparently grounded in sociological theory allows for (partial) identification of mismatch effects. The empirical analysis draws … justified identifying assumptions and provide more rigorous evidence by addressing non-random selection into mismatch …