LE3 .A278 2019

2019

Davis, Andrew

Acadia University

Bachelor of Arts

Honours

Economics

Economics

It is well known that the effects of education are significant and positive; however, the dispersion of these effects is very large (Lemieux 2014). One possible cause of this is that recent graduates may have difficulty finding a job that is appropriate for their type of education and level of education. The alignment of the type of education one receives and the skills used at one’s job is referred to as qualitative match, whereas the alignment of the quantity of education one receives and the necessary quantity of education is referred to as quantitative match. Using a sample of recent graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions taken from the National Graduates Survey (2013), the effects of job matching and other factors on income and job satisfaction are estimated using ordinary least squares and logit regressions respectively. The determinants of both types of matching are also estimated using logit and ordered logit regressions. Results show that both types of job matching have significant and large positive effects on wage and job satisfaction. Potential risk factors and causes of education-job mismatch are presented and policy recommendations are given regarding these findings.

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