Steven L. Wald|Tony Fang
Overeducated Immigrants in the Canadian Labour Market: Evidence from the Workplace and Employee Survey
York University|Atkins (United Kingdom)|York University|Atkins (United States)
paper addresses overeducation recent immigrants canadian labour market data 1999 workplace employee survey used explore determinants earnings consequences overeducation although welldeveloped body literature examines earnings consequences overeducation paper presents first canadian estimates returns years schooling contingent upon perceived job requirements compared canadianborn workers recent immigrants found relatively high incidence overeducation earn relatively low returns surplus schooling shown major contributors earnings gap recent immigrants workers born canada