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Are Over-educated People Insiders or Outsiders? A Case of Job Search Methods and Over-education in UK

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Kucel, Aleksander () (Pompeu Fabra University, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Barcelona, Spain)
Byrne, Delma () (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))
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Keywords: over-education; networks; job search;

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