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The Determinants of Graduate Over-Education

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  • Mary Silles
  • Peter Dolton
  • Department of Economics
  • University of Newcastle

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Several studies for the UK and other countries have shown that a significant number of university graduates are in jobs that do not require a university degree i.e., over-educated. This paper using data from one large civic university in the UK investigates the true incidence and determinants of over-education. The results indicate that previous studies have largely over-stated the extent of over-education in the graduate labour market. Various labour market constraints as well as the vocational orientation of educational qualification were shown to be among most important factors that influence graduate placement.

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  • Mary Silles & Peter Dolton & Department of Economics & University of Newcastle, 2002. "The Determinants of Graduate Over-Education," Economics Series Working Papers 127, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    educational economics; wage differentials;

    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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