Labor Market Implications of Education MisMatch

Carla Varona Cervantes and Russell Cooper

No 28169, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This project studies the impact of education mismatch on labor outcomes. Across our sample of OECD countries, there is evidence of mismatch in educational attainment and labor markets. Labor market outcomes are not independent of education mismatch. Our framework for analysis is a dynamic choice model, focusing on education and training decisions. From the estimation of model parameters, the main factor explaining education mismatch is dispersion across individuals in the perceived value of education. From simulations of lifecycle dynamics and counterfactual experiments, among four key countries, education undermatch in Japan is sustained through labor market mechanisms while in Germany, Italy and the US, education undermatch is largely resolved in that these individuals are eventually employed in skilled jobs. Training plays a key role in these dynamics.

JEL-codes: D15 I23 I26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-12
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Published as Carla Varona Cervantes & Russell Cooper, 2022. "Labor market implications of education mismatch," European Economic Review, .

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