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Mismatches in the labor market for college graduates: Focusing on field-of-study choice

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The intense major-occupation mismatch is attributed to difficulties in adjusting admission quotas within universities, insufficient labor-market information at the department level, and uniform timing of decisions on college majors. To cope with the rapidly changing technological and industrial landscapes, efforts are needed to make meaningful improvements in quota regulation, career education, and university-level curricula.

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  • Han, Joseph, 2020. "Mismatches in the labor market for college graduates: Focusing on field-of-study choice," KDI Focus 99, Korea Development Institute (KDI).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:kdifoc:99
    DOI: 10.22740/kdi.focus.e.2020.99
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