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The WNE Working Papers series has been published by the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw since 2008.

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WP(13/2019)298. Is expansion of overeducation cohort-driven? Evidence from Poland

Authors: Baran Jan Aleksander
The study offers insight into dynamics of overeducation in Poland. The share of overeducated workers among tertiary educated workers grew substantially by about 8 p.p. between 2006 and 2016. In the paper, changing overeducation risk is disentangled i…

WP298. Is expansion of overeducation cohort-driven? Evidence from Poland

The study offers insight into dynamics of overeducation in Poland. The share of overeducated workers among tertiary educated workers grew substantially by about 8 p.p. between 2006 and 2016. In the paper, changing overeducation risk is disentangled into age, period and cohort effects. A strong upward trend in cohort effects is identified for individuals born after 1970, but not for older generations. It suggests that overeducation is a phenomenon which affects more profoundly individuals who entered the labour market after the collapse of the communism. Moreover, the study confirms that overeducation decreases with age, which has been already a well-documented finding in the literature.


Baran Jan Aleksander
overeducation education mismatch tertiary education age–period–cohort

WP(22/2016)213. A side effect of a university boom: rising incidence of overeducation among tertiary-educated workers in Poland

Authors: Baran Jan Aleksander
This paper analyses changes in overeducation incidence in Poland in 2006-2014. We find that a rise in number of tertiary educated workers outpaced an increase in number of jobs requiring tertiary education, in result the share of overeducated workers…

WP213. A side effect of a university boom: rising incidence of overeducation among tertiary-educated workers in Poland

This paper analyses changes in overeducation incidence in Poland in 2006-2014. We find that a rise in number of tertiary educated workers outpaced an increase in number of jobs requiring tertiary education, in result the share of overeducated workers in total employment almost doubled. Overeducation increase is driven mainly by mild overeducation rather than severe overeducation. We find that overeducated workers are usually young with little job experience. Women are found at lower risk of severe overeducation compared to men, but relatively more at risk of mild overeducation. Low risk of overeducation is associated with having studied technical and health programmes. Working part-time, in small firms, in private sector, and living outside big cities in less developed regions are associated with higher risk of overeducation.


Baran Jan Aleksander
overeducation education mismatch tertiary education

WP(16/2016)207. Return to vocational education. Evidence from Poland

Authors: Strawiński Paweł, Broniatowska Paulina, Majchrowska Aleksandra
Vocational education in upper-secondary school has been perceived for many years as being inferior to general education, in spite of the fact that vocational education graduates enjoy a faster transition from school to work and are more likely to hav…

WP207. Return to vocational education. Evidence from Poland

Vocational education in upper-secondary school has been perceived for many years as being inferior to general education, in spite of the fact that vocational education graduates enjoy a faster transition from school to work and are more likely to have a permanent first job. As a consequence of the reform of the educational system that took place in Poland in 1999, the enrolment ratio in vocational schools has fallen dramatically. The empirical evidence in the literature on the returns to vocational education is limited. This study fills that gap and looks into wage premium for workers with vocational education in Poland before and after the reform of the educational system. The relative returns to different types and levels of education were estimated using a standard Mincerian wage equation
framework. The empirical analysis concentrated on a comparison of the relative benefits of vocational and nonvocational education. The results showed that vocational education graduates have, on average, a higher probability of finding a permanent job, and secondary-vocational education graduates receive higher earnings than secondary general education graduates in Poland. However, wages of vocational education graduates are lower than those of secondary general education. In spite of this, the decreasing number of vocational education graduates post-reform has contributed to reducing this gap.


Strawiński Paweł, Broniatowska Paulina, Majchrowska Aleksandra
Educational economics wages wage differentials returns to education vocational education general education tertiary education Poland
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