Edward Elgar 2004 256 s. ISBN: 1843763613
Bogomtale fra forlaget.
one of the most important mechanisms for labour market adjustment when there is
an excess supply of highly skilled workers. However, there is much debate about
the consequences of this phenomena and the short- and long-term effects for both
the overeducated worker and the economy as a whole. This book contributes to our
understanding of recent developments in the research on overeducation by
providing a detailed overview of the pertinent theoretical and policy issues.
The authors study evidence that a substantial number of workers in
Europe are overqualified and challenge the wisdom of greater investments in the
education of the workforce. Although it may appear a waste of resources if many
workers have a higher level of education than their job requires, others argue
that overeducation may actually facilitate the development of a competitive and
dynamic knowledge-based economy in Europe. They move on to look at labour
mobility and skill mismatches in the labour market, and examine the impact of
overeducation on earnings. They also address the somewhat controversial issue of
how to measure employee overqualification, and propose an income ratio based on
the difference between actual and potential earnings as an effective approach.
Finally, they look at the effect of overeducation on specific groups in society
such as licensed professionals, university graduates and ethnic minorities.
Economists, social scientists, and academics interested in labour market
theory and policy will find this an insightful and original volume which will
make an important addition to the literature on overeducation.
Preface Introduction 1. The Overeducated European? 2. Much Ado About Nothing?
What Does the Overeducation Literature Really Tell Us? Part I: Mobility 3. The
Dynamics of Skill Mismatches in the Dutch Labour Market 4. Types of Job Match,
Overeducation and Labour Mobility in Spain Part II: Wages 5. The Causal Effect
of Overqualification on Earnings: Evidence from a Bayesian Approach 6. The
Impact of Education and Mismatch on Wages: Germany, 1984–2000 7. Overeducation
and Individual Heterogeneity Part III: Measurement 8. Measuring Overeducation
with Earnings Frontiers and Panel Data Part IV: Special Groups 9. Credentialism
by Members of Licensed Professions 10. The Determinants and Consequences of
Graduate Overeducation 11. Educational Mismatch and Ethnic Minorities in England
and Wales Index