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Decomposing the impacts of overeducation and overskilling on earnings and job satisfaction: an analysis using REFLEX data

Nuria Sánchez-SánchezDepartment of Economics, University of Cantabria, Avda. Los Castros s/n, 39005Santander, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Seamus McGuinnessEconomic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland;Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland;National Institute for Labour Studies, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Pages 419-432 | Received 10 Jan 2012, Accepted 15 Sep 2013, Published online: 14 Oct 2013

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