What makes education positional? Institutions, overeducation and the competition for jobs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11680226 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valentina Di Stasio (0000-0003-0551-0678, University of Oxford, corresponding author), T Bol (0000-0001-9509-8423, University of Amsterdam), Herman G Van De Werfhorst (0000-0003-2323-3782, University of Amsterdam) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Pages | 53-63 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-5624 • E-ISSN: 1878-5654 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.rssm.2015.09.005 |
| OpenAlex | W1759809697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 75 |
| References cited | 47 |
Competition (biology · Economic growth · Economics · Education economics · Education policy · Educational attainment · Higher education · Human capital · Incentive · Labour economics · Microeconomics · Order (exchange · Value (mathematics · Vocational education · Wage · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 75 |
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| Citations per year | 7,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 74 |