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Table 9 Skill mismatch and the use of skills at work

From: A new measure of skill mismatch: theory and evidence from PIAAC

 

Literacy mismatch

Numeracy mismatch

 

Over-use of

Over-use of

Over-use of

Over-use of

 

literacya

numeracya

literacya

numeracya

Under-skilled

0.163

0.064

0.111

0.097

 

(0.012)

(0.015)

(0.008)

(0.019)

Well-matched

–

0.002

0.003

–

  

(0.001)

(0.001)

 

Over-skilled

−0.053

−0.010

−0.031

−0.017

 

(0.009)

(0.007)

(0.005)

(0.011)

  1. Bootstrapped standard errors in parentheses. See Appendix for details on the bootstrap procedure. Source: OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
  2. aRelative difference between the average usage of the indicated category and the well-matched, conditional on proficiency
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