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I’m too clever for this job: a bivariate probit analysis on overeducation and job satisfaction in Australia

Christopher M. Fleming School of Economics, University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Australia
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Parvinder Kler Centre for Economic Policy Modelling (CEPM), School of Economics, University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1123-1138 | Published online: 11 Apr 2011

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