Rischio sovra-istruzione: il ruolo delle esperienze professionalizzanti dei laureati

In Italy the estimated rate of young graduates in situation of overeducation ranges from 23% to 36%, depending on the measurement method adopted. In order to address this phenomenon, the Minister of Education has taken different actions, among them: curricular internships are recommended and there are incentives for firms to provide post-graduate internships. The rationale is that through the internship experiences graduates develop professional skills that would allow them to be employed better and faster. This study investigates whether curricular and extracurricolar internships contrast overeducation. We utilized AlmaLaurea unbalanced panel surveydata on Graduates’ Employment Status involving overall M.A. graduates interviewed at the time of graduation, and subsequently at one, three and five years from completion of their degree, respectively. According to the results, curricular internships do not affect overeducation whereas postgraduate internships are positively associated to overeducation.