The Facts about the Declining Economic Value of College

Richard Freeman

Journal of Human Resources, 1980, vol. 15, issue 1, 124-142

Abstract: This paper examines the hypothesis that "overeducated" workers receive lower earnings returns to a year of educational attainment than those who are not mismatched. Data from the Current Population Survey reveal that those who are mismatched actually ...

Date: 1980
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