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The Institutional Embeddedness of the Stratification Process A Comparative Study of Qualifications and Occupations in Thirteen Countries

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DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198293224.003.0001delete
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Education is the single most important determinant of occupational success in industrialized societies. Employers rely on educational credentials when selecting individuals for specific work tasks, and individuals, accord ingly, invest in education in order to improve their competitive advantage on the labour market. It is evident, that both individual investments in education and the use made by employers of qualifications, affect the pat tern of association that we observe between education and labour-market outcomes. But it is far from clear how precisely this association is generated in various countries.</jats:p>

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