Overeducation and the formal education/experience and training trade-off

P. J. Sloane; H. Battu; P. T. Seaman

doi:10.1080/135048596356131

Overeducation and the formal education/experience and training trade-off

P. J. Sloane^*, H. Battu, P. T. Seaman

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Economics

University of Aberdeen

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Abstract

For the first time the issue of overeducation is addressed for the UK. Substantial amounts of over and undereducation are found. The evidence supports the view that formal education and other components of human capital are substitutes for the over- and undereducated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	511-515
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Economics Letters
Volume	3
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/135048596356131
Publication status	Published - Aug 1996

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