Overeducation among Swiss university graduates: determinants and consequences

Nicht ausbildungsadäquate Beschäftigung bei Universitätsabsolventinnen und -absolventen – Determinanten und Konsequenzen

Andrea Diem () and Stefan Wolter
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Andrea Diem: Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education (SCCRE)

Journal for Labour Market Research, 2014, vol. 47, issue 4, 313-328

Abstract: Abstract This study uses the Swiss Graduate Survey data to investigate the determinants of job-education mismatch and the associated consequences on earnings while controlling for various ability and motivation factors, as well as socio-demographic, labor market and institutional characteristics. The results indicate that the likelihood of a job-education mismatch is significantly influenced by individual performance factors, such as final grades and study duration, and that the phenomenon affects approximately 15 % of university graduates. The study also shows that more than one-quarter of the individuals with a job-education mismatch 1 year after graduation are still working in a job that does not require a university degree 4 years later. In monetary terms, job-education mismatch is associated with a yearly wage penalty of approximately 4–10 % in the short to medium term.

Keywords: Job-education mismatch; Overeducation; Wage returns; University graduates; I21; J24; J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s12651-014-0164-3

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