Overeducation in the labor market: a meta-analysis

Groot, Wim; Brink, H. Maassen van den

doi:10.1016/s0272-7757(99)00057-6

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“…However, there is concern that the demand for highly educated labour has not kept pace with supply, giving rise to the problem of over-education. Workers are considered overeducated if their qualifications exceed those required for the job (Groot and van den Brink, 2000;McGuinness, 2006). This paper adds to the existing literature by providing an assessment of the potential drivers of overeducation across regions and countries.…”

Section: Determinants Of Regional Differences In Rates Of Overeducatimentioning

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“…Thus, while we know much about the magnitude of overeducation effects on variables such as earnings, job satisfaction and career mobility (Battu, Belfield and Sloane (1999) and Dolton and Vignoles (2000), Peiró et al (2010), McGuinness (2003), McGuinness and Sloane (2011)), there is much less understanding of the structural factors that drive the overeducation phenomenon itself. With respect to the very limited work that does exist, Groot and van den Brink (2000), in a meta-analysis, found evidence of a relationship between overeducation and the rate of labour force growth. Hartog (2000, p. 134) suggests that "the strong expansion of participation in education has outpaced the increase in the demanded levels of education".…”

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“…content (Groot et al, (2000), there is no evidence to suggest that a conservative estimate of the incidence of overeducation suffers from cross-national bias. Moreover, previous studies have confirmed that the choice of overeducation measure tends to be of little consequence in terms of the estimated impacts (McGuinness (2006)).…”

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Determinants of regional differences in rates of overeducation in Europe

Rodríguez

McGuinness

O’Connell

2017

Social Science Research

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This paper examines the factors determining variations in spatial rates of overeducation.A quantile regression model has been implemented on a sample of region-yearly data drawn from the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and several institutional and macroeconomic features captured from other data-sets. Potential determinants of overeducation rates include factors such as labour market risk, financial aid to university students, excess labour demand and institutional factors. We find significant effects both for labour market structural imbalances and institutional factors.The research supports the findings of micro based studies which have found that overeducation is consistent with an assignment interpretation of the labour market.Keywords: Overeducation, regional variation, mismatch JEL classification: C29; I21; J24 Highlights: Overeducation reacts to educated labour supply excess and university enrolment levels  There is limited evidence that overeducation is driven by high returns to education  Overeducation is explained by migration-and sectoral composition of employment  Structural factors play a significant role in determining overeducation rates

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Section: Determinants Of Regional Differences In Rates Of Overeducatimentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Determinants of regional differences in rates of overeducation in Europe

Rodríguez

McGuinness

O’Connell

2017

Social Science Research

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“…A first explanation suggests that the educational expansion process has watered down both the aforementioned allocation and socialization functions of education. From the 1960s onward, participation in higher education has increased substantially (Groot & Van den Brink, 2000). In many European countries, this massive growth in tertiary education has not been accompanied by an equivalent upgrade to the labor market (Bracke et al, 2013;Bracke et al, 2014).…”

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Educational expansion and the education gradient in health: A hierarchical age-period-cohort analysis

Delaruelle

Buffel

Bracke

2015

Social Science & Medicine

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“…Merits and limitations of the various subjective and objective measures of over-education have been debated within the literature (Cohn and Kahn, 1995;Chevalier, 2003 among others), however, Groot and van den Brink (2000) demonstrate that subjective measures, are less likely to provide biased estimates of the incidence of over-education.…”

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Graduates’ Job Quality after a Higher Education Reform: Evidence Regarding Second Level Graduates from a University in Southern Italy

Lombardo¹,

Passarelli

2011

RAE

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Generally graduates have more opportunity of finding a job than undergraduates. However a degree does not always lead to the expected labour market outcomes in terms of job quality. Italian graduates are not an exception in this regard. A University Reform (DM 509/99), implemented in the academic year 2001/2002, introduced a switch from a one-level university education system with just one type of degree to a two-level structure: the first lasting three years and the second another two additional years. 2010 is the first year for which data on labour market outcomes are available for second level graduates at three years after graduation. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the empirical literature by providing evidence of the job quality of graduates from a university located in Southern Italy, an area with structural problems in the labour market. The sample includes all summer session 2007 graduates from the University of Calabria. The quality of jobs at three years after graduation is studied in terms of type of contract, educational match and wage. More specifically, the paper aims to identify determinants of the contract type, educational match and wage. Our findings suggest that field of study is the main determinant of job quality. In particular, graduates in Engineering and in Pharmacy, are more likely to find a stable, well matched, and better paid job, with respect to graduates in other fields.

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Overeducation in the labor market: a meta-analysis

Cited by 544 publications

References 17 publications

Determinants of regional differences in rates of overeducation in Europe

Determinants of regional differences in rates of overeducation in Europe

Educational expansion and the education gradient in health: A hierarchical age-period-cohort analysis

Graduates’ Job Quality after a Higher Education Reform: Evidence Regarding Second Level Graduates from a University in Southern Italy

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