Skill mismatch and wage inequality in the U.S.

This dissertation is an empirical investigation into the distributive effects of over- and under-education, defined as market outcomes such that some workers possess skills over or below those required at their jobs respectively. This type of market failure can arise in assignment and search equilib...

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Main Author: Slonimczyk, Fabian
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3380023