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Educational expansion and overeducation of young graduates: A comparative analysis of 30 European countries

Judith Delaneya The Economic and Social Research Institute Dublin, IrelandView further author information
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Seamus McGuinnessa The Economic and Social Research Institute Dublin, Ireland;b The Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;c IZA Institute for Labor Economics Bonn, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Konstantinos Pouliakasc IZA Institute for Labor Economics Bonn, Germany;d Cedefop, GreeceView further author information
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Paul Redmonda The Economic and Social Research Institute Dublin, Ireland;b The Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandView further author information
Pages 10-29 | Published online: 27 Jan 2020

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