The effects of overeducation on productivity in Germany

Autor/in	Büchel, Felix
Titel	The effects of overeducation on productivity in Germany - the firms' viewpoint.
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, 21 (2002) 3, S. 263-275Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 29; Tabellen 5
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/S0272-7757(01)00020-6
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Zufriedenheit; Humankapital; Produktivität; Arbeit; Arbeitsmarktforschung; Beruf; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsforschung; Effizienz; Deutschland
Abstract	Several firm-related aspects of employee productivity ara analyzed using GSOEP (German Socioeconomic Panel) data. The basic premise is that, as a consequence of frustration, overeducated employees are less productive than their correctly allocated colleagues. However, the results obtained in the present study contradict the few available empirical findings, all of which are based on data from the United States. When comparing employees working in jobs with similar levels of requirements ... overqualified employees are found to be healthier, more strongly work- and carrer-minded, more likely to participate in on-the-job training, and to have longer periods of tenure with the firm than the correctly allocated colleagues. No significant differences could be determined with respect to job satisfaction. These findings are consistent with the established fact that overeducated workers receive wage premiums for their surplus schooling. (DIPF/orig.)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2003_(CD)