Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44215 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 5083
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The interpretation of graduate mismatch manifested either as overeducation or as overskilling remains problematical. This paper uses annual panel information on both educational and skills mismatches uniquely found in the HILDA survey to analyse the relationship of both mismatches with pay, job satisfaction and job mobility. We find that overeducation and overskilling are distinct phenomena with different labour market outcomes and that their combination results in the most severe negative labour market outcomes. Using panel methodology reduces strongly the size of many relevant coefficients, questioning previous cross-section results and suggesting the presence of considerable unobserved heterogeneity which varies by gender.
Subjects: 
overeducation
overskilling
wages
satisfaction
mobility
JEL: 
J24
J31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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