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 …

incidence of overeducation and the extent to which they are relevant in the case of migrant workers. Skill mismatch is found to …This article unravels the migrants' incidence of skill mismatch taking into consideration different migration flows …. Mismatch is the situation in which workers have jobs for which lower skill levels are required compared to their education. We …

This paper examines the wage and job satisfaction effects of over-education and overskilling among migrants graduating … resulting from overskilling in the male labour market and overeducation in the female labour market. Established migrants were … found to enjoy wage premia, with no evidence of disproportionate wage impacts arising as a consequence of mismatch. Female …

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 …