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Title: | Misusing our talent? Overeducation, overskilling and skill underutilisation among Spanish PhD graduates |
Author: | Di Paolo, Antonio Mañé Vernet, Ferran |
Keywords: | Cerca de talents (Treball) Rendiment acadèmic Eficàcia de l'ensenyament Talent identification Academic achievement Effective teaching |
Issue Date: | Jul-2016 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Abstract: | The 'knowledge economy' is said to depend increasingly on capacities for innovation, knowledge-generation and complex problem-solving - capacities attributed to university graduates with research degrees. To what extent, however, is the labour market absorbing and fully utilising these capabilities? Drawing on data from a recent cohort of PhD graduates, we examine the correlates and consequences of qualification and skills mismatch. We show that job characteristics such as economic sector and main work activity play a fundamental and direct role in explaining the phenomenon of mismatch, experienced as overeducation and overskilling. ... |
Note: | Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1177/1035304616657479 |
It is part of: | Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2016, vol. 27, num. 4, p. 432-452 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/107587 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1035304616657479 |
ISSN: | 1035-3046 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada) |
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