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Huang, Jian; van den Brink, Henriette Maassen; Groot, Wim – Economics of Education Review, 2009
To assess the empirical estimates of the effect of education on social trust and social participation--the basic dimensions of individual social capital--a meta-analysis is applied, synthesizing 154 evaluations on social trust, and 286 evaluations on social participation. The publication bias problem is given special emphasis in the meta-analysis.…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Meta Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Gender Differences
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Groot, Wim; Maassen van den Brink, Henriette – Economics of Education Review, 2000
A meta-analysis of studies on overeducation and undereducation in the labor market reveals that of the four different definitions of overeducation distinguished in the literature, only the one based on variation in years of education within occupational groups appears to yield significantly lower-than-average rates of overeducation. (Contains 4…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries