Labour market mismatch among UK graduates: An analysis using REFLEX data

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 130-145

  McGuinness, Seamus ^a   Sloane, Peter J ^b,c,d  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Graduates; Job matching; Skills

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649848142     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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