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Peer reviewedBuchel, Felix – Economics of Education Review, 2002
Examines why German firms hire overeducated employees in low-skill jobs and pay them more than correctly educated ones. Finds that overeducated employees are more productive, enjoy better health, participate more in on-the-job training, and have longer firm tenure than their correctly educated colleagues. (Contains 28 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health, Job Satisfaction
