The effects of overeducation on wages in Italy: A bivariate selectivity approach

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-168

  Cutillo, Andrea ^a,c   Di Pietro, Giorgio ^b  

^a ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC) Survey   (Italy)

Author keywords

Graduates; Human capital; Italy; Levels of education; Pay structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745167722     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720610666182     Document Type: Article

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