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Non-formal education, overeducation and wages

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2013 Spain Publisher:Universidad de ZaragozaJournal:Revista de Economía Aplicada, volume 21, pages 5-28

Authors: Nieto Viramontes, Sandra; Ramos Lobo, Raúl;

handle: 2445/44174

Non-formal education, overeducation and wages

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Abstract

Why do overeducated workers participate in non-formal education activities? Do not they suffer from an excess of education? Using microdata from the Spanish sample of the 2007 Adult Education Survey, we have found that overeducated workers participate more than the rest in non-formal education and that they earn higher wages than overeducated workers who did not participate. This result can be interpreted as evidence that non-formal education allows overeducated workers to acquire new abilities that improve their competence at the job they perform. From this point of view, our results support the European Commission"s view on the need to reinforce lifelong learning among adult population.

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Spain

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Rendiment acadèmic, non-formal education, education-occupation mismatch, returns to schooling, Educació no-formal, Non-formal education, Academic achievement, jel: jel:C13, jel: jel:J31, jel: jel:I21

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