COLLEGE QUALITY AND OVEREDUCATION

被引:69
作者
ROBST, J [1 ]
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[1] SUNY BINGHAMTON,DEPT ECON,BINGHAMTON,NY 13902
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10.1016/0272-7757(94)00054-A
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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This paper examines the relationship between college quality and overeducation. If workers attending lower quality colleges receive less human capital in a year of schooling, they may require more schooling than the typical person to be qualified for their job. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a negative relationship is found between college quality and the likelihood of being overeducated. In addition college quality is found to influence the ability of overeducated workers to exit the classification.
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