ABSTRACT Relying on data for Belgian graduates, we investigate the relationship between motives to participate in higher education (investment, educational consumption, student life consumption and social norms) and overeducation after graduation. We also examine whether these motives affect the relationship between overeducation and other outcomes like wages and job satisfaction. Key findings are that individuals motivated by educational consumption are less likely to be overeducated but face a stronger job satisfaction penalty to overeducation. Moreover, those motivated by student life consumption have a higher likelihood of overeducation.

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作为投资，消费或适应社会规范的教育：对毕业生教育失配的影响

摘要根据比利时毕业生的数据，我们调查了参加高等教育的动机（投资，教育消费，学生生活消费和社会规范）与毕业后过度教育之间的关系。我们还研究了这些动机是否影响了教育过度与其他结果（例如工资和工作满意度）之间的关系。主要发现是，受教育消费激励的个人受过教育的可能性较小，但因受过教育而面临的工作满意度较高。此外，受学生生活消费动机影响的人发生过度教育的可能性更高。