Title: The determinants of overeducation: Evidence from the Italian labour market
Abstract: The paper analyses the determinants of overeducation in the Italian labour market for workers with an MSc degree, using data from the National Labour Force Survey during the 2006-2011 period. The results confirm the findings obtained by previous studies regarding the relationship between overeducation and a number of individual variables such as age, nationality, firm size and the nature of the employment relation. The paper then contributes to the existing literature by examining whether labour market conditions affect the likelihood of being overeducated. I find mixed results across age categories, but evidence of a positive relation between unemployment and overeducation for workers below the age of 25.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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