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overeducation1 CONSTRUCTOvereducationDUNCAN · ECONOMICS

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Economics of education

having more schooling than one's job requires, with lower returns to the surplus years.

In economics of education, overeducation refers to having more schooling than one's job requires, with lower returns to the surplus years. This meaning comes from Duncan (1981) in Economics of Education Review.[1]

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  1. Duncan, G. J., & Hoffman, S. D. (1981). The incidence and wage effects of overeducation. Economics of Education Review, 1(1), 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-7757(81)90028-5

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