The impact of educational mismatch on firm productivity: Evidence from linked panel data

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 918-931

  Kampelmann, Stephan ^a   Rycx, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Educational mismatch; GMM; Linked panel data; Productivity

Indexed keywords

PANEL DATA; PRODUCTIVITY; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84865332431     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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