Overqualification among Migrants: A Social Judgment Theory Perspective

Some people feel compelled to work at jobs that they are overqualified for, where much of their human capital is likely to be wasted. Some have suggested that this undesirable situation is particularly common for migrants. We address this possibility by asking the questions: a) Are migrants more likely to apply for jobs for which they would be overqualified? b) If so, under what conditions? We apply insights from social judgment theory to a...