Workers, jobs, and how they are matched
A decomposition of US labor market trends in educational mismatch
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7474396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lina Tobler (0000-0002-0492-9728, corresponding author), Julia Leesch (0000-0002-9907-1313) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 135 |
| Pages | 103311 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-089X • E-ISSN: 1096-0317 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2026.103311 |
| OpenAlex | W7128600952 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 66 |
Decomposition · Decomposition method (queueing theory · Developed country · Market research · Research methodology · Economic Growth and Productivity · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
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Skills Mismatch
Overeducation in the labor market
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The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
On a Least Squares Adjustment of a Sampled Frequency Table When the Expected Marginal Totals are Known
Educational mismatches versus skill mismatches
The incidence and wage effects of overeducation
Technical Change, Job Tasks, and Rising Educational Demands
Is there a genuine under-utilization of skills amongst the over-qualified?
Job Polarization in Europe
Skills, education, and the rise of earnings inequality among the “other 99 percent”
The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change
Technical Change, Inequality, and the Labor Market
Reaching for the stars and settling for the moon
Artificial Intelligence and Jobs
Educational expansion and overeducation of young graduates
Lousy and Lovely Jobs
Occupational and Regional Mobility as Substitutes
Political and Social Consequences of Qualification Mismatches
The effect of infrastructure on worker mobility
Overeducation, regional labor markets, and spatial flexibility
Trends in educational assortative marriage from 1940 to 2003
Mismatch between occupation and schooling
Education and its Discontents
Is the German Dual System a Model for a Modern Vocational Training System
Changing Labour Markets and Early Career Outcomes
School-to-Work Linkages, Educational Mismatches, and Labor Market Outcomes
Job Market Signaling
The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the US Labor Market
Spatial mismatch and youth unemployment in US cities
Relative Education and the Advantage of a College Degree
Educational Expansion, Skills Diffusion, and the Economic Value of Credentials and Skills
Wiring the Labor Market
Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future of Workplace Automation
Education-Occupation Linkage in the Highly-Educated Workforce
Job preferences and the intrinsic quality of work
A Method for Studying Differences in Segregation Across Time and Space
Has education become more positional? Educational expansion and labour market outcomes, 1985-2007
Trends in the Occupational Returns to Educational Credentials in the Dutch Labor Market
Educational systems and labor market outcomes
Cross-country Differences in Graduate Overeducation
Unemployment Persistency, Over-education and the Employment Chances of the Less Educated
School-to-Work Linkages in the United States, Germany, and France
Explaining Change in Social Fluidity
Opportunity and Choice in Socially Structured Labor Markets
Under- or overexpansion of education? Trends in qualification mismatch in the United Kingdom and Germany, 1984-2017
Decomposing trends in educational homogamy and heterogamy - The case of Ireland
Status Inconsistency, Gender, and Health in Korean Young Adults
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| Highly cited | No |