Gender Differences in Overeducation: A Test of the Theory of Differential Overqualification

American Economic Review

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 280-284

  Mcgoldrick, Kimmarie ^a   Robst, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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