Overeducation, Earnings and Job Satisfaction among Graduates in China
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Keywords
overeducation; China; earnings; job satisfaction; cognitive and non-cognitive skills; unobserved heterogeneity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CNA-2024-08-26 (China)
- NEP-INV-2024-08-26 (Investment)
- NEP-LMA-2024-08-26 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
- NEP-NEU-2024-08-26 (Neuroeconomics)
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