TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Carroll, David
AU  - Tani, Massimiliano
        TI  - Job Search as a Determinant of Graduate Over-Education: Evidence from Australia
        PY  - 2013/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7202
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7202
        AB  - This study considers the relationship between job search and over-education amongst recent Australian bachelor degree graduates. Using a panel estimation method, we find that using universities' career offices is associated with a reduced probability of over-education (between 3% and 8%) vis-à-vis responding to a job advertisement or searching through networking. These results are robust to alternative specifications and estimation techniques. As over-education is characterised by high persistence, the role of university career services and fairs in screening and matching the skills of graduands with the needs of employers at the entry point into the labour market cannot be overlooked.
        KW  - graduate labour market
KW  - over-education
KW  - job search
        ER  -