Determinanty nesouladu mezi vzděláním a zaměstnáním

Abstract

This master's thesis addresses the issue of educational mismatch in the labor market, specifically situations where workers' educational attainment does not match the requirements of their employment. This phenomenon demonstrably leads to the inefficient allocation of human capital, a loss of social return on investment, and wage penalties. The main objective of this thesis is to identify and evaluate the key determinants of educational mismatch in selected European countries and to analyze how they affect the probability of an individual being overeducated or undereducated. The theoretical part defines the typology of vertical and horizontal mismatch and presents fundamental theoretical concepts, such as human capital theory, the signaling model, and the job competition model. Furthermore, it summarizes existing empirical findings regarding the influence of socio-demographic factors, study characteristics, and other variables. In the practical part, educational mismatch is investigated using three methods: descriptive, correlation, and regression analysis. The descriptive analysis characterizes educational mismatch by gender, age group, economic sector, country, and type of organization. Subsequently, correlation analysis is applied to examine the international relationship between the unemployment rate and the proportion of overeducation and undereducation. Finally, the regression analysis examines the significance of key determinants from the perspective of both undereducation and overeducation.