Abstract

ROMANO, Sara. Mismatch between Education and Employment in Latin America. The Relevance of Institutional Factors: The Case of Cuba. Estudios del Desarrollo Social [online]. 2023, vol.11, n.2  Epub Aug 01, 2023. ISSN 2308-0132.

Debates on mismatch between education and employment started the 1970s in North American and European industrialized countries. Whereas at the beginning the main concern was the scarcity of graduates, today it is reversed. However, few studies have been conducted in Latin America. These recent studies indicate that the share of graduates, although it has increased in recent years, is still insufficient for the promotion of a knowledge-based economy. However, empirical evidence shows that a non-marginal share of workers are over-educated. A similar pattern is also found in some Southern European countries. This article provides a wide comparative literature analysis on occupational mismatch (including the addressing of both its main theoretical and methodological aspects) that focuses on studies carried out in Latin America. The analysis points out that institutional determinants play a key-role in occupational mismatch. An original analysis on the Cuban case provides further support to the importance of institutional factors.

Keywords : development; global systemic crisis; post-pandemic world; countries in development; underdevelopment.

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