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    Overeducation in the Australian labour market: its incidence and effects
    LINSLEY, IA (Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne, 2005)
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    Causes of overeducation in the Australian labour market
    Linsley, Ingrid ( 2005-06)
    Overeducation is a form of labour underutilisation which occurs when the formaleducation level of a worker exceeds that which is required for the job. In Australiaclose to 30 per cent of workers are overeducated and are underutilising their skills.Using data from the Negotiating the Life Course survey, this study determines thecauses of overeducation in Australia. Four of the key theories that have been used toexplain overeducation are tested: human capital, job competition, assignment andthe career mobility theories. Tests show that the job competition model best explainsthe existence of overeducation in the Australian labour market.