Overeducation among Italian graduates: do different measures actually diverge?
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educational mismatches; human capital; graduate labour markets.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2017-01-01 (Education)
- NEP-LMA-2017-01-01 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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