In most countries, the systems of educational classification are based on administrative criteria. For labour market analyses, however, a classification that demarcates an individual''s competences obtained by the courses attended is a better alternative. In this paper we will develop an...

The aim of the paper is twofold. In the first place, to find an explanation for the mismatch phenomena which can be found on the labour market by emphasising the nontransparency of the labour market. In the second place, to derive an objective mismatch measure, which enables to investigate the...