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Overeducation in the Labor Market: A Meta-Analysis.
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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