Over-Education and Assortative Matching in Partnerships: A Theoretical Analysis
Overview & Synopsis
This paper argues that assortative matching may explain over-education. Education determines individuals' income and, due to the presence of assortative matching, the quality of partners in personal, social and working life. Thus, an individual acquires education to improve the expected partners' quality. However, since every individual of the same level of ability acquires the same level of education, the relative levels of education among individuals do not change, the expected partners' quality does not increase and over-education emerges.
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Document Information
| Document Title | Over-Education and Assortative Matching in Partnerships: A Theoretical Analysis |
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| Author / Organization | Tampieri, Alessandro |
| Subject & Discipline | Educational Attainment, Overachievement, Education Work Relationship |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2016 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
(eric.ed.gov)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-63759 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |