The Relationship Between Overeducation and Job Satisfaction Among Young Spanish Workers: The Role of Salary, Contract of Employment, and Work Experience

Peíró, José M.; Nieto, Sonia Agut; Grau, Rosa

doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00592.x

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“…Firstly, why not take into account the effect on undereducation? While in principle undereducation is a type of mismatch similar to overeducation, undereducation may be less problematic to the extent that it can be remedied by additional education and training, does not lead to depressive symptoms as opposed to overeducation (Bracke et al 2013) and to lower job satisfaction as opposed to overeducation (Peiró et al 2010). 20 When the JPI decreases the risk of ISCO-based overeducation (in non-crisis years), even if it also increases the exposure to ISCO-based undereducation, the exposure to mismatch with negative consequences to the individual becomes lower.…”

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Imbalanced Job Polarization and Skills Mismatch in Europe

Sparreboom

Tarvid

2016

J Labour Market Res

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This paper considers the education of the labour force based on an analysis of trends in and the relationships between job polarization and skills mismatch. Both job polarization and skills mismatch have become topics of increasing interest, but relationships between the two have been relatively neglected in the literature. We argue that the relationship between polarization and skills mismatch is an empirical matter, which we analyse at both the macroeconomic and microeconomic level in European countries. A novel job polarization index (JPI) is proposed to measure imbalanced job polarization. It takes into account not only the change in the share of medium-level jobs, as is typical for measuring pure polarization, but also the imbalance between the change in high-level and low-level jobs. Skills mismatch at macrolevel is measured by a skills mismatch index (SMI), while traditional measures of undereducation and overeducation are used at the microeconomic level. At the macroeconomic level, we estimate a system of two equations, one for each of the country-level variables gauging polarization and mismatch, respectively. Imbalanced job polarization measured Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s12651-016-0196-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.Responsibility for opinions expressed in this paper rests solely with the authors and does not constitute an endorsement by the ILO. by the JPI negatively affects skills mismatch at the macroeconomic level (SMI), but there is no significant reverse effect. Thereafter we consider the microeconomic level and study the determinants of mismatch using multi-level mixed effects logistic models. The effect of imbalanced job polarization on individual-level mismatch was arguably favourable for individuals in non-crisis time, decreasing overeducation risk although also increasing the chances of undereducation, both gauged using the normative measure, but unfavourable during the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the following two years.

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Imbalanced Job Polarization and Skills Mismatch in Europe

Sparreboom

Tarvid

2016

J Labour Market Res

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“…To date, research to identify the determinants of international differences in rates of overeducation has been limited. 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.…”

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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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“…La influencia de la sobreeducación en la productividad se canalizaría mediante distintos mecanismos: el ausentismo, las bajas voluntarias, el grado de rotación del empleo y la satisfacción laboral (Peiró et al, 2010;Battu et al, 1999;Fleming and Kler, 2008;Hersch, 1991;Tsang, 1987, Tsang andLevin, 1985;Verhaest and Omey, 2006). Por otra parte, la literatura existente señala que los trabajadores sobreeducados tienen un salario relativo inferior al que les correspondería en caso de desempeñar un puesto acorde con su nivel educacional, esto es un motivo adicional de insatisfacción 5 .…”

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“…Peiró et al (2010), y Fabra y Camisón (2008) señalan que existe una relación negativa entre sobreeducación y satisfacción. Sin embargo, Badillo-Amador et al (2012) muestran lo contrario, presentando evidencia de que el desajuste educacional tiene un efecto neutral e incluso positivo en la satisfacción laboral (particularmente en trabajadores infraeducados), y que es únicamente el desajuste en habilidades, tanto por exceso como por defecto, el que tiene un impacto negativo.…”

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