Job-worker mismatch and cognitive decline |
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| Authors: | de Grip Andries; Bosma Hans; Willems Dick; van Boxtel Martin |
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| Institution: | *Research Centre for Education and the Labor Market (ROA), Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Maastricht University, Netherlands, and IZA, Bonn, Germany; e-mail: a.degrip{at}roa.unimaas.nl
 Department of Health Care Studies, Section Medical Sociology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maastricht University, Netherlands
 Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Brain and Behavior Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Maastricht University, Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | We have used longitudinal test data on various aspects of people'scognitive abilities to analyse whether overeducated workersare more vulnerable to a decline in their cognitive abilities,and undereducated workers are less vulnerable. We found thata job-worker mismatch induces a cognitive decline with respectto immediate and delayed recall abilities, cognitive flexibilityand verbal fluency. Our findings indicate that, to some extent,it is the adjustment of the ability level of the overeducatedand undereducated workers that adjusts initial job-worker mismatch.This adds to the relevance of preventing overeducation, andshows that being employed in a challenging job contributes toworkers’ cognitive resilience. |
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