Educational Mismatch Among Ph.D.s: Determinants and Consequences / Keith A. Bender, John S. Heywood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bender, K. A. (Keith A.)

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Heywood, John S., 1957-

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w12693.

NBER working paper series no. w12693

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

Educational Mismatch Among Ph.D.s

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2006.

Summary:

Using the Survey of Doctoral Recipients, the magnitude and consequences of job mismatch are estimated for Ph.D.s in science. Approximately one-sixth of academics and nearly one-half of nonacademics report some degree of mismatch. The influence of job mismatch is estimated for three job outcomes: earnings, job satisfaction and turnover. Surprisingly large and robust influences emerge. Mismatch is associated with substantially lower earnings, lower job satisfaction and a higher rate of turnover. These results persist across a variety of specifications and hold for both academics and nonacademics. Estimates of the determinants of mismatch indicate that older workers and those in rapidly changing disciplines are more likely to be mismatched and there is a suggestion that women are more likely to be mismatched.

Notes:

Print version record

November 2006.