Theresa Geißler, research associate at the IAAEU, has been awarded the PhD Paper Award at the 25th conference of the International Network for Economic Research (INFER). The conference took place in early September at the University of Valencia, Spain.
The winning paper, "Educational Mismatch and Labour Market Institutions", was written in collaboration with Professor Dr. Laszlo Goerke and examines the relationship between trade union membership and educational mismatch.
Educational mismatch describes an imbalance between the level of education attained and the demands of the job. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel, the authors show that union members are less affected by overeducation, i.e. too much education compared to the requirements of the job. Furthermore, union members are more likely to have a good match between education and job requirements. The authors justify the findings by citing the benefits of union membership. For example, they argue that union members benefit from better information about job vacancies and support in the application and negotiation process. Thus, members have better opportunities to avoid educational mismatch situations than workers who do not belong to a union.
A preliminary version of the paper is available at this link in the INFER Working Paper Series (No. 14.2023). Theresa Geissler will also present the paper in an INFER webinar. The date of the presentation will be published on this page.
The winning paper, "Educational Mismatch and Labour Market Institutions", was written in collaboration with Professor Dr. Laszlo Goerke and examines the relationship between trade union membership and educational mismatch.
Educational mismatch describes an imbalance between the level of education attained and the demands of the job. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel, the authors show that union members are less affected by overeducation, i.e. too much education compared to the requirements of the job. Furthermore, union members are more likely to have a good match between education and job requirements. The authors justify the findings by citing the benefits of union membership. For example, they argue that union members benefit from better information about job vacancies and support in the application and negotiation process. Thus, members have better opportunities to avoid educational mismatch situations than workers who do not belong to a union.
A preliminary version of the paper is available at this link in the INFER Working Paper Series (No. 14.2023). Theresa Geissler will also present the paper in an INFER webinar. The date of the presentation will be published on this page.
