Over-Education of Recent Higher Education Graduates: New Australian Panel Evidence

Autor/inn/en	Carroll, David; Tani, Massimiliano
Titel	Over-Education of Recent Higher Education Graduates: New Australian Panel Evidence
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 32 (2013), S.207-218 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.10.002
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; College Graduates; Salary Wage Differentials; Education Work Relationship; Human Capital; Labor Market; Educational Attainment; Overachievement; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Humankapital; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Australien
Abstract	This study investigates the incidence of over-education amongst recent Australian bachelor degree graduates and its effect on their earnings. We find that between 24% and 37% of graduates were over-educated shortly after course completion, with over-education most common amongst young females and least common amongst older females. Over-education rates vary markedly across major fields of study and appear to be associated with the relative demand for graduate labour. Overeducation was less common three years after course completion; however a nontrivial proportion of graduates remain over-educated. With regard to the effect of over-education on earnings, we find a notable age-related effect not reported in earlier studies. Young over-educated graduates were not penalised after unobserved heterogeneity had been addressed, whereas older over-educated graduates were at an earnings disadvantage relative to their well-matched peers. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10