TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Baert, Stijn
AU  - Cockx, Bart
AU  - Verhaest, Dieter
        TI  - Overeducation at the Start of the Career: Stepping Stone or Trap?
        PY  - 2012/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 6562
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6562
        AB  - This study investigates whether young unemployed graduates who accept a job below their level of education accelerate or delay the transition into a job that matches their level of education. We adopt the Timing of Events approach to identify this dynamic treatment effect using monthly calendar data from a representative sample of Flemish (Belgian) youth who started searching for a job right after leaving formal education. We find that overeducation is a trap. This trap is especially important early in the unemployment spell. Our results are robust across various specifications and for two overeducation measures.
        KW  - overqualification
KW  - underemployment
KW  - school-to-work transitions
KW  - duration analysis
KW  - dynamic treatment
        ER  -