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Inequality in the College‐to‐Career Transition: Building Career‐Relevant Cultural and Social Capital on Campus

Sociology Compass, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2025.
ABSTRACT American narratives about the value of a college education emphasizes the economic utility of translating a degree into a “good” job after graduation. Youth are encouraged to obtain a college degree as a pathway to economic mobility, however prior research shows that college graduates have a range of employment outcomes after graduation.
Brittany N. Dernberger
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Overeducation entre beneficiários de ações afirmativas: evidências em uma universidade pública brasileira [PDF]

Revista de Administração Pública
Resumo O presente estudo tem como objeto analisar o fenômeno da sobreeducação (overeducation) dentre os beneficiários de uma ação afirmativa (AA) de bonificação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN).
Ana Maria Jerônimo Soares
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Over-education rates and predictors of entry-level jobs in Türkiye

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education
This research aims to determine the proportion of overeducated individuals with higher education levels compared to their colleagues who are graduates of associate, undergraduate, and postgraduate education but work at the same status in entry-level jobs.
Sevgi Ernas
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Overeducation among SwedishYouth [PDF]

, 2008
In this paper we analyse the changes that have taken place on the supply and demand sides of the Swedish labour market during recent decades, with particular focus on youths and the extent to which Swedish youths have become "overeducated". We first provide an overview of theoretical and measurement issues related to the concept of overeducation ...
Bourdet , Yves, Persson, Inga
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Overeducation, Undereducation, and the Theory of Career Mobility [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000
The theory of career mobility (Sicherman and Galor 1990) claims that wage penalties for overeducated workers are compensated by better promotion prospects. Sicherman (1991) was able to confirm this theory in an empirical study. However, the controls for the opposing phenomenon of undereducation used in his tests produced unconvincing results, for which
Büchel, Felix, Mertens, Antje
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Power or opportunity? Perceived inequality on life satisfaction explained by reduced trust in South Korea

Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 600-612, December 2024.
Abstract This paper presents new evidence linking different aspects of perceived inequality (education, employment, law enforcement, income and wealth, power, and gender) to life satisfaction. Using large‐scale national survey data, we examined the relationships between the six aspects of perceived inequality, life satisfaction, and generalized trust ...
Joonha Park, Mohsen Joshanloo
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Supporting or Pushing Too Hard? The Impact of Parental Support on Overeducation in Poland

Ekonomista
While education plays a key role in shaping one’s future and especially career prospects, the benefits can be diminished by overeducation. Overeducation occurs when individuals who have completed higher education work in jobs that do not require a degree.
Patrycja Krzywda-Starzyk
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Use it or lose it: The problem of labour underutilization among immigrant workers in Canada

Industrial Relations Journal, Volume 55, Issue 5, Page 378-397, September 2024.
Abstract Canada is widely recognized as a desirable destination for new immigrants and all levels of governments are generally supportive of ambitious immigration targets set to help meet labour demand. Canada's immigration system is based primarily on human capital, selecting the world's most highly skilled newcomers.
Rupa Banerjee, Danielle Lamb, Laura Lam
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Employment and Education–Occupation Mismatches of Immigrants and their Children in the Netherlands: Comparisons with the Native Majority Group

Social Inclusion, 2018
This study examines the labor market integration of immigrants and their children in the Netherlands focusing on employment and over- and underqualification.
Yassine Khoudja
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Education systems and academic stress—A comparative perspective

British Educational Research Journal, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 1002-1021, June 2024.
Abstract Academic stress among adolescents can undermine academic achievement and harm mental health. Levels of academic stress vary considerably across countries and education systems, but little is known regarding the causes of this variation. In this paper, I develop a theoretical framework positing that stress will be lower in education systems ...
Björn Högberg
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