Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/34404 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 2956
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We have used longitudinal test data on various aspects of people's cognitive abilities to analyze whether overeducated workers are more vulnerable to a decline in their cognitive abilities, and undereducated workers are less vulnerable. We found that a job-worker mismatch induces a cognitive decline with respect to immediate and delayed recall abilities, cognitive flexibility and verbal fluency. Our findings indicate that, to some extent, it is the adjustment of the ability level of the overeducated and undereducated workers that adjusts initial job-worker mismatch. This adds to the relevance of preventing overeducation, and shows that being employed in a challenging job contributes to workers' cognitive resilience.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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