This paper contributes to the literature considering the wage effects of educational mismatch in Germany. It uses a … heterogeneity when analyzing the labor market effects of over- and undereducation. Using pooled OLS, the estimation results confirm …

This paper contributes to the literature considering the wage effects of educational mismatch in Germany. It uses a … heterogeneity when analyzing the labor market effects of over- and undereducation. Using pooled OLS, the estimation results confirm …

This paper provides precise figures on the incidence and wage penalties of mismatching in Germany. We use the BIBB … characteristics. We also examine wage penalties for mismatching in Germany, considering a large number of controls for workers and, in … results indicate that large shares of over- or under-educated workers in Germany have skills that correspond to the skill …

This paper is among the firsts to investigate the impact of overeducation and overskilling on workers' wages using a …

With increasing educational attainment in Germany, the issue of inefficient human capital allocation gains importance … not match their educational level, settling for lower wages than their peers. This raises the question, how these … their educational level. Our empirical analysis, using the German SOEP, confirms this theory for Germany. We find that …