Overeducation in the EU: Gender and regional dimension
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Overeducation; Education-occupation mismatch; Theory of differential overqualification; Gender differences in overeducation;All these keywords.
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- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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