Determinants of Regional Differences in Rates of Overeducation in Europe

Maria A. Davia (), Seamus McGuinness and Philip O'Connell
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Maria A. Davia: Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha

No 10250, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper examines the factors determining variations in spatial rates of overeducation. A quantile regression model has been implemented on a sample of region-yearly data drawn from the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and several institutional and macroeconomic features captured from other data-sets. Potential determinants of overeducation rates include factors such as labour market risk, financial aid to university students, excess labour demand and institutional factors. We find significant effects both for labour market structural imbalances and institutional factors. The research supports the findings of micro based studies which have found that overeducation is consistent with an assignment interpretation of the labour market.

Keywords: regional variation; overeducation; mismatch (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C29 I21 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2016-09
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Published - published in: Social Science Research, 2017, 67-80

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