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In the specific case of a law degree, for most people the sole purpose of the degree is to get a job as a lawyer, so if they are not able to find such a job the
by plorkyeran 13y ago
In the specific case of a law degree, for most people the sole purpose of the degree is to get a job as a lawyer, so if they are not able to find such a job then they receive no utility from their level of education and so are overeducated.
In general I dislike the concept, as it's usually used to decry education that the author sees as pointless, rather than the recipient of the education.
- keithpeter 13y ago"...for most people the sole purpose of the degree is to get a job as a lawyer, so if they are not able to find such a job then they receive no utility from their level of education..." Might the system as a whole benefit from some selection of those with law degrees (minimum criterion) for best fit to available jobs?