Early career pathways and mismatch of graduates in Belgium and across Europe

The research note explores the mismatch between educational qualifications and job outcomes, introducing a novel mismatch indicator, the linkage score, which can be considered a significant innovation to the mismatch literature. The novel indicator is applied to Belgium, as a case study, and 18 European countries, using Belgian LFS panel data and harmonised EU LFS cross-sectional data. This research highlights significant variations in linkage strength across different educational qualifications, with the highest linkage scores observed for reg

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