The over-education of UK immigrants and minority ethnic groups: Evidence from the Labour Force Survey

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-89

  Lindley, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earnings; Ethnic minorities; Immigrants; Over education

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ETHNIC MINORITY; EUROPEAN IMMIGRANT; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; SKILLED LABOR; TRAINING; WOMENS STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57349089245     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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