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Population size and the job matching of college graduates

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  • Mariya Pominova
  • Todd Gabe

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This paper examines the relationship between a region’s population size and the match of college-educated workers to jobs that require a degree. Results show a positive relationship between degree match and county population size in the United States, with a 100,000-person increase in population associated with a 1.3-percentage point increase in the likelihood of a match. The analysis uses a person’s grade point average in college to account for the potential sorting of higher-skilled workers into larger urban areas and the dataset has individuals across a wide range of regions from small rural areas to big cities.

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  • Mariya Pominova & Todd Gabe, 2023. "Population size and the job matching of college graduates," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(20), pages 2994-2997, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:30:y:2023:i:20:p:2994-2997
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2022.2117774
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