The prevalence, sources, and persistence of overqualification among Canadian graduates

Previous research has documented substantial overqualification and an association with social disadvantage and fields of study. Overqualification persistence has been less studied. Persistence is more important than prevalence because skill and job matches are likely to involve lags. Our data set allows us to estimate the prevalence, the correlates, and the persistence of overqualification among Canadian postsecondary graduates using two...