Factors Affecting Overeducation in Urban and Rural Areas of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Vali Gholamzadeh 1
Samad Hekmatifarid 2
Seyedjamaladin Mohsenizonouzi 2
1 PhD Student in Economics, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Economics, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
10.61838/KMAN.IRPHE.30.2.4
Abstract
With the extensive development of higher education in Iran, the phenomenon of overeducation or job-education mismatch has emerged in the Iranian labor market, which has caused negative consequences, including the increase in unemployment. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the factors affecting overeducation in order to adopt a suitable policy to reduce it. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to identify the factors affecting the overeducation of the workforce in urban and rural areas of the country. For this purpose, the household cost-income data of 2020 and the logit model are used. The results of the research show that the variables of years of education, experience, part-time job, sex, unemployment rate, relative supply of graduates, relative demand of graduates, and employment in the private sector are factors affecting overeducation in Irananian labor market. At the end of the study, the suggestions have been made to reduce the overeducation. The general suggestion of the research is that, first, student training in universities should be done based on the needs of the labor market; Secondly, by making different economic sectors knowledge-based, the recruitment of educated workforce should increase according to the level of education.


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  • Receive Date 24 July 2023
  • Revise Date 07 January 2024
  • Accept Date 10 January 2024
  • Publish Date 21 June 2024