"Overeducation" and skills : clarifying the concepts /
Green, Francis.
McIntosh, Steven.
Vignoles, Anna
London School of Economics and Political Science.Centre for Economic Performance.
London : Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science,
1999.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Standard definitions of over- and undereducation -- Conceptional problems -- The increase in supply of qualifications -- The rise in the demand for skills -- The incidence of over- and undereducation -- The effect of over- and undereducation on earnings -- Is overeducation temporary? -- Summarising the evidence -- What is the incidence of over- and undereducation? -- Is there qualification inflation? -- How does being over- and undereducated affect wages? -- Are the overeducated less able? -- And what about actual skill levels?