Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?

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This study investigates whether young unemployed graduates who accept a job below their level of education accelerate or delay the transition into a job that matches their level of education. We adopt the Timing of Events approach to identify this dynamic treatment effect using monthly calendar data from a representative sample of Flemish (Belgian) youth who started searching for a job right after leaving formal education. We find that overeducation is a trap. This trap is especially important early in the unemployment spell. Our results are robust across various specifications and for two overeducation measures.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 3825

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions ; Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies ; Analysis of Education ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
• Subject: overqualification ; underemployment ; school-to-work transitions ; duration analysis ; dynamic treatment ; Berufseinstieg ; Unterbeschäftigung ; Erwerbsverlauf ; Schätzung ; Belgien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Baert, Stijn ; Cockx, Bart ; Verhaest, Dieter
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/58335
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