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Working Papers

2025

1. Self-selection on human capital for Ukrainian refugees in Belgium
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)

2024

2. Age Discrimination, Apprenticeship Training and Hiring: Evidence from a Scenario Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2024)
3. Returns to Education and Overeducation Risk: A Dynamic Model
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2024)

2023

4. Mens Sana in Corpore Sano! The Hiring Premium for Physical versus Mental Exercise in Different Occupations
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)

2019

5. STUDENT INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AFTER GRADUATION: A FIELD EXPERIMENT
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (5)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Student internships and employment opportunities after graduation: A field experiment, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
6. The Impact of Internship Experience During Secondary Education on Schooling and Labour Market Outcomes
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2019)
7. WORK HARD OR PLAY HARD? DEGREE CLASS, STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (3)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2018) View citations (7)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Work Hard or Play Hard? Degree Class, Student Leadership and Employment Opportunities*, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2021) View citations (10) (2021)

2018

8. The Impact of Dual Apprenticeship Programs on Early Labour Market Outcomes: A Dynamic Approach
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article The impact of dual apprenticeship programmes on early labour market outcomes: A dynamic approach, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2017

9. Does Student Work Really Affect Educational Outcomes? A Review of the Literature
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2017) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article DOES STUDENT WORK REALLY AFFECT EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES? A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2019) View citations (15) (2019)
10. Student Work, Educational Achievement, and Later Employment: A Dynamic Approach
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)

2016

11. Crowding Out in the Labour Market: Do Employers Lend a Hand?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
12. How to measure field-of-study mismatch? A comparative analysis of the different methods
    Working Papers, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article How to Measure Field‐of‐Study Mismatch? A Comparative Analysis of the Different Methods, LABOUR, CEIS (2018) View citations (5) (2018)

2015

13. A Signal of Diligence? Student Work Experience and Later Employment Chances
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
14. Education as investment, consumption or adapting to social norm: Implications for educational mismatch among graduates
    Working Papers, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics
    See also Journal Article Education as investment, consumption or adapting to social norm: implications for educational mismatch among graduates, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (6) (2020)
15. The Early Labour Market Effects of Generally and Vocationally Oriented Higher Education: Is There a Trade-off?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
16. The impact of educational mismatches on wages: The influence of measurement error and unobserved heterogeneity
    Working Papers, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Educational Mismatches on Wages: The Influence of Measurement Error and Unobserved Heterogeneity, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2014

17. Mister Sandman, Bring Me Good Marks! On the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Academic Achievement
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Mister Sandman, bring me good marks! On the relationship between sleep quality and academic achievement, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2015) View citations (29) (2015)
18. Overeducation in the early career of secondary education graduates: An analysis using sequence techniques
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (5)
19. Unemployment or Overeducation: Which is a Worse Signal to Employers?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment or Overeducation: Which is a Worse Signal to Employers?, De Economist, Springer (2019) View citations (30) (2019)

2012

20. Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (17)
    Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) (2012) View citations (20)
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2012) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Faculteit Economie en Management (2012) View citations (15)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Overeducation at the start of the career: Stepping stone or trap?, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (97) (2013)
21. The relationship between formal education and skill acquisition in young workers’ first jobs
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
    See also Journal Article THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FORMAL EDUCATION AND SKILL ACQUISITION IN YOUNG WORKERS' FIRST JOBS, Manchester School, University of Manchester (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2010

22. Cross-country differences in graduate overeducation and its persistence
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) View citations (38)
23. Overeducation in the early career: an analysis using sequence techniques
    Working Papers, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Faculteit Economie en Management View citations (2)

2009

24. Overeducation and earnings: some further paneldata evidence
    Working Papers, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Faculteit Economie en Management View citations (4)
25. The Determinants of Overeducation: Different Measures, Different Outcomes?
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The determinants of overeducation: different measures, different outcomes?, International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2010) View citations (49) (2010)
26. The relation between formal education and skill acquisition in young workers first job
    Working Papers, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Faculteit Economie en Management View citations (1)

2008

27. Objective overeducation and worker well-being: a shadow price approach
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Objective over-education and worker well-being: A shadow price approach, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2009) View citations (77) (2009)

2004

28. The impact of overeducation and its measurement
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Overeducation and its Measurement, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2006) View citations (106) (2006)
29. What determines measured overeducation?
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Internships, Hiring Outcomes and Underlying Mechanisms: A Stated Preferences Experiment
   De Economist, 2024, 172, (1), 25-48

2022

2. Compensating wage differentials in formal and informal jobs
   Kyklos, 2022, 75, (1), 106-126 View citations (1)
3. Student work during secondary education, educational achievement, and later employment: a dynamic approach
   Empirical Economics, 2022, 63, (3), 1605-1635 View citations (3)
4. The Impact of Internship Experience on Schooling and Labour Market Outcomes
   (Secondary Vocational Education and the Transition from School to Work)
   CESifo Economic Studies, 2022, 68, (2), 127-154 View citations (2)

2021

5. Student internships and employment opportunities after graduation: A field experiment
   Economics of Education Review, 2021, 83, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper STUDENT INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AFTER GRADUATION: A FIELD EXPERIMENT, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
6. Work Hard or Play Hard? Degree Class, Student Leadership and Employment Opportunities*
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 83, (4), 1024-1047 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper WORK HARD OR PLAY HARD? DEGREE CLASS, STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2020

7. Disentangling language from ethnic preferences in the recruitment of domestic workers: A discrete choice experiment
   Journal of Business Research, 2020, 117, (C), 144-151 View citations (4)
8. Education as investment, consumption or adapting to social norm: implications for educational mismatch among graduates
   Education Economics, 2020, 28, (1), 26-45 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Education as investment, consumption or adapting to social norm: Implications for educational mismatch among graduates, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
9. Student Access to Apprenticeships: Evidence from a Vignette Experiment
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2020, 59, (3), 435-465 View citations (2)
10. The impact of dual apprenticeship programmes on early labour market outcomes: A dynamic approach
    Economics of Education Review, 2020, 78, (C) View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Dual Apprenticeship Programs on Early Labour Market Outcomes: A Dynamic Approach, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2019

11. DOES STUDENT WORK REALLY AFFECT EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES? A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2019, 33, (3), 896-921 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Does Student Work Really Affect Educational Outcomes? A Review of the Literature, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (11) (2017)
12. The evolution of inter-regional spatial mismatch in the USA: The role of skills and spatial structure
    Urban Studies, 2019, 56, (13), 2654-2669 View citations (7)
13. Unemployment or Overeducation: Which is a Worse Signal to Employers?
    De Economist, 2019, 167, (1), 1-21 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment or Overeducation: Which is a Worse Signal to Employers?, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (20) (2014)

2018

14. Do Employers Prefer Overqualified Graduates? A Field Experiment
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2018, 57, (3), 361-388 View citations (9)
15. General education, vocational education and skill mismatches: short-run versus long-run effects
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2018, 70, (4), 974-993 View citations (17)
16. How to Measure Field‐of‐Study Mismatch? A Comparative Analysis of the Different Methods
    LABOUR, 2018, 32, (4), 141-173 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper How to measure field-of-study mismatch? A comparative analysis of the different methods, Working Papers (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
17. The effects of workplace learning in higher education on employment and match quality: is there an early-career trade-off?
    Empirical Economics, 2018, 55, (3), 1229-1270 View citations (13)

2017

18. Differences in horizontal and vertical mismatches across countries and fields of study
    International Labour Review, 2017, 156, (1), 1-23 View citations (29)
19. On the moderating role of years of work experience in the Job Demand–Control model
    Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2017, 38, (2), 294-313
20. The Impact of Educational Mismatches on Wages: The Influence of Measurement Error and Unobserved Heterogeneity
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2017, 17, (1), 20 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The impact of educational mismatches on wages: The influence of measurement error and unobserved heterogeneity, Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2016

21. Overeducation and job satisfaction: the role of job demands and control
    International Journal of Manpower, 2016, 37, (3), 456-473 View citations (13)
22. Student Employment and Later Labour Market Success: No Evidence for Higher Employment Chances
    Kyklos, 2016, 69, (3), 401-425 View citations (30)

2015

23. Mister Sandman, bring me good marks! On the relationship between sleep quality and academic achievement
    Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 130, (C), 91-98 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Mister Sandman, Bring Me Good Marks! On the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Academic Achievement, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2013

24. Overeducation at the start of the career: Stepping stone or trap?
    Labour Economics, 2013, 25, (C), 123-140 View citations (97)
    See also Working Paper Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (17) (2012)
25. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FORMAL EDUCATION AND SKILL ACQUISITION IN YOUNG WORKERS' FIRST JOBS
    Manchester School, 2013, 81, (4), 638-659 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The relationship between formal education and skill acquisition in young workers’ first jobs, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2012) (2012)

2012

26. Overeducation, Undereducation and Earnings: Further Evidence on the Importance of Ability and Measurement Error Bias
    Journal of Labor Research, 2012, 33, (1), 76-90 View citations (37)

2010

27. The Measurement and Determinants of Skill Acquisition in Young Workers’ First Job
    Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2010, 31, (1), 116-149
28. The determinants of overeducation: different measures, different outcomes?
    International Journal of Manpower, 2010, 31, (6), 608-625 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper The Determinants of Overeducation: Different Measures, Different Outcomes?, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2009) View citations (9) (2009)

2009

29. Objective over-education and worker well-being: A shadow price approach
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2009, 30, (3), 469-481 View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper Objective overeducation and worker well-being: a shadow price approach, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2008) View citations (10) (2008)

2006

30. Discriminating between alternative measures of over-education
    Applied Economics, 2006, 38, (18), 2113-2120 View citations (28)
31. Measuring the Incidence of Over- and Undereducation
    Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2006, 40, (5), 783-803 View citations (19)
32. The Impact of Overeducation and its Measurement
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2006, 77, (3), 419-448 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper The impact of overeducation and its measurement, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2004) View citations (17) (2004)

2002

33. Opleiding en mobiliteit: Evidentie voor intredejobs in Vlaanderen
    Economic and Social Journal (Economisch en Sociaal Tijdschrift), 2002, 56, (4), 473-502

Chapters

2017

1. Are Skill Deficits always Bad? Toward a Learning Perspective on Skill Mismatches☆
   A chapter in Skill Mismatch in Labor Markets, 2017, vol. 45, pp 305-343 View citations (6)