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Hartog, Joop – Economics of Education Review, 2000
Drawing on empirical studies from five countries (Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, and United States), over 2 decades, outlines irregularities in the incidence of over- and under-education and consequences for individual earnings. The overall incidence of overeducation in the labor market is about 26 percent. (Contains 33 references.)…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education