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Peer reviewedde Oliveira, M. Mendes; Santos, M. C.; Kiker, B. F. – Economics of Education Review, 2000
Employs Portuguese data to test competing hypotheses about effects of over- and under-education on earnings. The human capital trade-off theory seems irrelevant. The hypothesis of technology-produced pockets of over- and under-education is consistent with Portugal's efforts to promote economic growth, modernize industry, and upgrade educational…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
