Graduate overeducation in Australia: A comparison of the mean and objective methods

Parvinder Kler ()

Education Economics, 2005, vol. 13, issue 1, 47-72

Abstract: This paper studies the extent of graduate overeducation in Australia utilising both the objective and mean methods. As well, the paper tests for non-linear returns to overeducation. It is found that the rates of graduate overeducation vary by both gender and with the methods utilised, and stand between 21% and 46%. Non-linear returns to overeducation were evident among some groups of graduates. Young male graduates seem to suffer no penalty for overeducation compared with their matched peers, but this may be a reflection of technological change altering workplace requirements faster than changes in occupational titles.

Keywords: Graduate overeducation; Labour market mismatch (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/0964529042000325207

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