Career Prospects of Overeducated Workers in West Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2235151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthias Pollmann‐schult (0000-0002-0010-1667, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, corresponding author), M Pollmann-Schult |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 321-331 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jch027 |
| OpenAlex | W2079733993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 3 |
Individual dynamics of overeducation are analysed for vocationally trained workers using work history data from the German Life History Study (GLHS). The primary focus of interest is whether overeducation is a persistent or a temporary phenomenon for the affected workers. To analyse this question, we compare the career patterns of vocationally trained overeducated workers with those of their unskilled co-workers with respect to upward mobility to higher skilled jobs, horizontal mobility to subsequent unskilled jobs and downward mobility to unemployment. Our results from parametric hazard models suggest that for workers who have completed initial vocational training of intermediate or high quality, overeducation is not a persistent labour market status. These workers have significantly better career prospects than their unskilled co-workers. In contrast, the career chances of overeducated workers with low-quality initial vocational training and unskilled workers are similar. Thus, for the former, overeducation proves to be a long-run phenomenon.
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Hazard · Labour economics · Phenomenon · Unemployment · Vocational education · Work (physics) · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Retirement, Disability, and Employment
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Varieties of Wage Mobility in Early Career in Europe
Same Degree, Same Opportunities? Educational and Social Background Effects on Overeducation in Germany
Better Overeducated than Unemployed? The Short- and Long-Term Effects of an Overeducated Labour Market Re-entry
Once outside, always outside? The link between overeducation persistence and training systems throughout the employment career
Gender overeducation gap in the digital age
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |