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Mismatch between Education and the Labour Market in the Netherlands: Is It a Reality or a Myth? The Employers' Perspective

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Title: Mismatch between Education and the Labour Market in the Netherlands: Is It a Reality or a Myth? The Employers' Perspective
Language: English
Authors: Cabus, Sofie J., Somers, Melline A.
Source: Studies in Higher Education. 2018 43(11):1854-1867.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Labor Market, Higher Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, College Graduates, Corporations, Foreign Countries, Skilled Workers, Job Skills, Supply and Demand, Employment Qualifications, Personnel Selection
Geographic Terms: Netherlands
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2017.1284195
ISSN: 0307-5079
Abstract: This study examines whether the expansion in higher education over the past 20 years has contributed to better education-job matches on the labour market. In particular, we relate changes in the average formal schooling level of workers on the regional labour market to the educational attainment of the recruited staff within companies operating on that regional labour market. Hereby, it is acknowledged that companies most often recruit from a pool of workers available on the regional labour market. Next, we estimate the effects of changes in the level of schooling of the staff owing to the increased supply of higher educated graduates on the regional labour market on mismatch. Data from the Dutch Labour Demand Panel are used covering 7451 unique companies over the period 1991-2011. The results indicate that a one-month increase in companies' workforce average schooling level decreases the probability that companies report mismatch with -3.0 percentage points.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 52
Entry Date: 2018
Accession Number: EJ1197243
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study examines whether the expansion in higher education over the past 20 years has contributed to better education-job matches on the labour market. In particular, we relate changes in the average formal schooling level of workers on the regional labour market to the educational attainment of the recruited staff within companies operating on that regional labour market. Hereby, it is acknowledged that companies most often recruit from a pool of workers available on the regional labour market. Next, we estimate the effects of changes in the level of schooling of the staff owing to the increased supply of higher educated graduates on the regional labour market on mismatch. Data from the Dutch Labour Demand Panel are used covering 7451 unique companies over the period 1991-2011. The results indicate that a one-month increase in companies' workforce average schooling level decreases the probability that companies report mismatch with -3.0 percentage points.
ISSN:0307-5079
DOI:10.1080/03075079.2017.1284195