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horizontal mismatch: a standalone construct

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Labor economics

working in a job unrelated to one's field of study, which carries a wage penalty.

In labor economics, horizontal mismatch refers to working in a job unrelated to one's field of study, which carries a wage penalty. This meaning comes from Robst (2007) in Economics of Education Review.[1]

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Robst, J. (2007). Education and job match: The relatedness of college major and work. Economics of Education Review, 26(4), 397-407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.08.003

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