Educational job mismatch, job satisfaction, on-the-job training, and employee quit behaviour: a dynamic analytical approach

Le Wen, Sholeh A. Maani and Zhi Dong

Applied Economics, 2023, vol. 55, issue 56, 6605-6626

Abstract: This paper extends the literature on the consequences of over-education, in particular quit outcomes. It is the first study that explicitly tests the impact of job satisfaction and on-the-job training for workers in educational mismatched jobs and on quit behaviour using a longitudinal data set. Accounting for unobserved heterogeneity and endogeneity, the dynamic analytical framework examines labour market outcomes for job-mismatched workers. We find that over-education alone, or accompanied by skill under-utilization in combination with lower job satisfaction, increases the incidences of job quitting. Opportunities for training facilitate the retention of initially job-mismatched workers. These results have implications for interpreting mismatch data, retention, and resource allocation.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2022.2161990

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