2026-04-17T03:05:51Zhttps://recercat.cat/oai/requestoai:recercat.cat:20.500.12367/24462026-02-18T08:58:21Zcom_2072_484362col_2072_484363
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Kucel, Aleksander
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Vilalta-Bufí, Montserrat
2026-02-18T08:58:21Z
2026-02-18T08:58:21Z
2023-08-01
Kucel A, Vilalta-Bufí M. Overeducation and childcare time. Int J Manpow. 2023;44(9):108-127. DOI: 10.1108/IJM-01-2023-0040
0143-7720
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12367/2446
10.1108/IJM-01-2023-0040
Purpose – Research shows that parental employment and education status affect the amount of parental childcare time, which is a fundamental determinant of children’s outcomes. In this paper, the authors study whether being overeducated – working in a job that requires less education than the level of education acquired – is related to the time parents devote to their children. Design/methodology/approach – The authors set two main hypotheses. First, overeducation might lead to more childcare time if being overeducated is the result of the individual prioritizing family over career. Second, overeducation might lead to less childcare time if overeducation is the result of lower ability. The authors estimate time use equations using the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) from 2004 to 2019. [...]
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Copyright © 2023, Aleksander Kucel and Montserrat Vilalta-Bufí. License: Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. Attribution 4.0 International
Parental time
Childcare time
Overeducation
Education-job mismatch
ATUS
Overeducation and childcare time
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