Entry:

Halaby, Charles N., "Overeducation and Skill Mismatch," Sociology of Education, 67 (January, 1994), 47-59.


Abstract:

Nominal overeducation is not a reliable indicator of whether an employee has more job skills than are needed for his/her job.

GSS Years:

1972-1987

Other Data Sets:

QES 1973, 1977; CPS 1972-1973, 1977-1978

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

DOTGED

D.O.T. CODE - GENERAL EDUC DEVELOP.

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)