Published in:CESifo Working Paper Series ; No. 3825
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (41 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.2084057
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 31, 2012 erstellt
Description:
This study investigates whether young unemployed graduates who accept a job below their level of education accelerate or delay the transition into a job that matches their level of education. We adopt the Timing of Events approach to identify this dynamic treatment effect using monthly calendar data from a representative sample of Flemish (Belgian) youth who started searching for a job right after leaving formal education. We find that overeducation is a trap. This trap is especially important early in the unemployment spell. Our results are robust across various specifications and for two overeducation measures