Overeducated Worker?

Edited by Lex Borghans, Principal Researcher, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) and Andries de Grip, Head, Division of Labour Market and Training, ROA and Professor, Department of Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

• Contents: Introduction 1. The Debate in Economics about Skill Utilization Part I: Underutilization or Upgrading? 2. Technology and the Demand for Skills 3. Has the Finnish Labour Market Bumped the Least Educated? 4. Are British Workers Becoming More Skilled? Part II: Causes of Underutilization 5. Overeducation and Crowding Out of Low-skilled Workers 6. Over-qualification makes Low-wage Employment Attractive 7. Overeducation and Crowding Out in Britain 8. The Effect of Bumping Down on Wages: an Empirical Test Part III: Consequences of Underutilization of Skills 9. Low Wages, Skills and the Utilization of Skills 10. Do More High-skilled Workers Occupy Simple Jobs During Bad Times? 11. Job Competition in the Dutch Labour Market Index

'The theoretical models of overeducation are a very welcome addition to the available research in this area. Thus, this book represents a very worthwhile contribution to an aspect of the economics literature that is perhaps not as well known as it should be, given its importance for public policy debates.'