Over-Education: What Influence Does the Workplace Have?

Autor/in	Belfield, Clive
Titel	Over-Education: What Influence Does the Workplace Have?
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 29 (2010) 2, S.236-245 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.08.001
Schlagwörter	Wages; Job Satisfaction; Underemployment; Education Work Relationship; Labor Relations; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wage; Löhne; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Unterbeschäftigung; Arbeitsbeziehung; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	The wage and job satisfaction impacts for over-educated workers have been well-documented; yet little attention has been paid to the consequences for firms. In this paper we examine over-education from the perspective of the workplace. Using linked employer-employee data for the United Kingdom, we derive the standard worker-level penalties on wages and job satisfaction. We then show how over-education rates across workplaces adversely influence workplace pay and workplace labor relations. For individual workers who may be at-risk of over-education, we also distinguish between workforce composition effects and workplace labor practices, such as hiring. The effect of over-education on job satisfaction is particularly strong and its effects are evident at the workplace level. Our results suggest that investigations of over-education at the level of the firm are a promising area of inquiry. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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