Overeducation, skills and social background

The influence of parental education on overeducation in Spain

Bibliographic Data

ID11919982
AuthorsQueralt Capsada‐munsech (0000-0002-0361-3772, Durham University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume50
Issue2
Pages216-236
Publication date2019-02-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCompare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03057925.2019.1579085
OpenAlexW2917782866
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited41

This article focuses on the influence of social background on overeducation in Spain, understanding family socialisation as a source of knowledge and skills gain. The dramatic education expansion experienced in Spain in combination with a high percentage of low-skilled jobs has promoted overeducation occurrence to a larger extent than in other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Using the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) data results suggest that overeducation affects at least over a quarter of the working population. Younger and middle aged workers are more likely to be overeducated compared to the senior ones, while women are more prone to be overeducated than men. Workers whose mothers have higher education are less likely to be overeducated compared to those whose mothers have basic education, while fathers’ education is practically irrelevant to predict workers’ overeducation. Thus, a mother’s education is the most relevant social background indicator to predict overeducation, even when controlling for firm characteristics and skills level

Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Labour economics · Social skills · Education Systems and Policy · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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