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Research in Labor Economics
Research in Labor Economics
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Volume
19
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0147-9121(2000)19
ISBN electronic:
978-1-84950-067-8
ISBN print:
978-0-76230-693-0
Series ISSN:
0147-9121
Publication date:
2000
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The incidence of overschooling and underschooling and its effect on earnings in the United States and Hong Kong

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Elchanan Cohn;
Elchanan Cohn
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Eric Johnson;
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Ying Chu Ng
Ying Chu Ng
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Elchanan Cohn
Eric Johnson
Ying Chu Ng
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2000
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0147-9121(00)19003-X
  • Published:
    2000
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2000

Data from the Current Population Survey (for the U.S.) and from the 1986 Hong Kong By-census and the 1991 Hong Kong Census were used to study the following issues: (1) What is the incidence of adequate schooling, overschooling and underschooling in the two countries, and has it changed between 1986 and 1991? (2) What are the wage consequences of adequate schooling, overschooling and underschooling, and have they changed over time? Also, are the results influenced by labor market experience?

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