There is evidence that many college graduates are employed in jobs for which a degree is not required, and in which the … dynamics, and its relationship to wages, job satisfaction, and job mobility requires panel data, which can reach more nuanced …

of eastern and western German PhD graduates who completed their dissertations between 1995 and 2010. We estimate the … returns with regard to obtaining a job suited to their skill level and with high wages. Our data set combines information on … PhD graduates and their place of birth collected from data on PhD dissertations in Germany with data from administrative …

Evidence shows that many college graduates are employed in jobs for which a degree is not required (overeducation), and … interests of employers as both overeducation and overskilling can lead to frustration, lower wages, and higher quitting rates …