TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Kampelmann, Stephan
AU  - Rycx, François
        TI  - The Impact of Educational Mismatch on Firm Productivity: Evidence from Linked Panel Data
        PY  - 2012/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7093
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7093
        AB  - We provide first evidence regarding the direct impact of educational mismatch on firm productivity. To do so, we rely on representative linked employer-employee panel data for Belgium covering the period 1999-2006. Controlling for simultaneity issues, time-invariant unobserved workplace characteristics, cohort effects and dynamics in the adjustment process of productivity, we find that: i) a higher level of required education exerts a significantly positive influence on firm productivity, ii) additional years of over-education (both among young and older workers) are beneficial for firm productivity, and iii) additional years of under-education (among young workers) are detrimental for firm productivity.
        KW  - linked panel data
KW  - productivity
KW  - educational mismatch
KW  - GMM
        ER  -