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Peer reviewedBattu, H.; Belfield, C. R.; Sloane, P. J. – Education Economics, 1999
Uses a survey of (British) college graduates from two cohort years (1985 and 1990) to examine determinants of overeducation (mismatch for jobs requiring degrees). Cross-sectional measures of mismatch obscure significant changes for individuals over time. Job satisfaction and earnings are significantly adversely affected by mismatch. (23…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries
