The Overeducated Worker?
Subtitle: The Economics of Skill Utilization (Elgar Monographs)
Contributors: Lex Borghans (Editor); Andries De Grip (Editor); A. De Grip (Editor)
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: May 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781840641554
Subjects: Labour economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Labor; Economics - General; Skills; Effect of education on; Labor supply; Supply and demand; Underemployment; Unskilled labor
Description: "It is often suggested in policy debates that the employment of highly educated workers in jobs traditionally held by lower skilled workers leads to skill wastage and a worsening labour market position for the less educated. This process is generally referred to as 'bumping down' or 'crowding out'."

"This argument challenges the policy of many developed countries to attach ever greater importance to knowledge as a means to increase international competitiveness. The authors in this book provide insights into the role of education in society by investigating the extent to which these arguments of overeducation and upgrading are valid. They bring together different approaches to obtain a complete picture of the debate in economics about under-utilization of skills and bumping down."--Jacket.