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- Title
THE EFFECTS OF MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS AT GRADUATION ON OVEREDUCATION.
- Authors
Summerfield, Fraser; Theodossiou, Ioannis
- Abstract
This article shows that unfavorable economic conditions at graduation decrease the likelihood of a good job-worker match over a worker's subsequent career. Mismatch is quantified in terms of overeducation by both industry and occupation. The German Socio-Economic Panel and region-level unemployment rates from 1994 to 2012 are used. Instrumental variables estimates account for endogenous graduation timing. A single percentage point increase in regional unemployment causes an increase in the probability of overeducation of 1.6-1.7 percentage points for university graduates. Effects for technical tertiary education and apprenticeship graduates are smaller. Labor market entry conditions affect workers for up to 9 years after graduation. ( JEL J23, J22, E32, I23)
- Subjects
GERMANY; MACROECONOMICS; UNDEREMPLOYMENT; RECESSIONS; JOB qualifications; LABOR market
- Publication
Economic Inquiry, 2017, Vol 55, Issue 3, p1370
- ISSN
0095-2583
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ecin.12446