Labor migration and overeducation among young college graduates

Review of Regional Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 99-119

  Waldorf, Brigitte ^a   Yun, Seong Do ^b  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

College graduates; Migration; Overeducation; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939620262     PISSN: 01737600     EISSN: 16139836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10037-015-0101-0     Document Type: Article

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