Mariya Aleksynska|Ahmed Tritah
Occupation–education mismatch of immigrant workers in Europe: Context and policies
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales|Le Mans Université
paper analyses occupational matching immigrants seventy countries origin 22 european countries using european social survey years 20022009 show immigrants likely overeducated native born jobs perform however immigrants outcomes converge native born years labor market experience mismatch due immigrants selection sorting across countries notably origin countries quality human capital affecting selection mostly matters undereducation immigrants overeducation determined greater extent destination country economic conditions labor market institutions immigrantspecific policies destination countries improving labor market access positively affect overall matching however policies improving eligibility aimed antidiscrimination may aggravate overeducation attracting wider range educated immigrants