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To be or not to be... a scientist?
Chevalier, Arnaud - 2012
suggests that those not working in these occupations have been pushed out of careers in science. -- science ; graduate ; labour … scientific occupations. Using a survey of recent British graduates from Higher Education we report that fewer than 50% of science … graduates work in a scientific occupation three years after graduation. The wage premium observed for science graduates stems …
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Horizontal Mismatch in the Labour Market of Graduates : The Role of Signalling
Domadenik, Polona - 2013
We follow Brodaty et al. (2008) and develop a model within the signalling literature where an employer decides whether to hire a worker or not conditionally on the signals she sends – field and length of study and high education (HE) institution. The empirical design of our paper builds on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077317
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To Be or Not to Be... a Scientist?
Chevalier, Arnaud - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
scientific occupations. Using a survey of recent British graduates from Higher Education we report that fewer than 50% of science … graduates work in a scientific occupation three years after graduation. The wage premium observed for science graduates stems … from occupational choice rather than a science degree. Accounting for selection into subject and occupation, the returns to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009649827
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Horizontal mismatch in the labour market of graduates : the role of signalling
Domadenik, Polona; Farčnik, Daša; Pastore, Francesco - 2013
We follow Brodaty et al. (2008) and develop a model within the signalling literature where an employer decides whether to hire a worker or not conditionally on the signals she sends - field and length of study and high education (HE) institution. The empirical design of our paper builds on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009777635
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To Be or Not to Be...A Scientist?
Chevalier, Arnaud - 2012
scientific occupations. Using a survey of recent British graduates from Higher Education we report that fewer than 50% of science … graduates work in a scientific occupation three years after graduation. The wage premium observed for science graduates stems … from occupational choice rather than a science degree. Accounting for selection into subject and occupation, the returns to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013110197
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A Study of Analysis of Gap in the Employability Skills and Attributes of Management Students with Respect to Academic Output and Industry Requirement
Timane, Rajesh; Wandhe, Priyanka; Band, Gayathri - 2021
Today businesses and industry need highly educated and skilled employees. Employers are looking for individuals who have skills and attributes in the various field in which they work. Employers will seek individuals who can think, conduct research, and adapt to change. Numerous challenges in the...
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Researchers' career transitions over the life cycle
Kawaguchi, Daiji; Kondo, Ayako; Saito, Keiji - 2016
Based on a unique time-use survey of academic researchers in Japan, this study finds that research time decreases over the life cycle. The decrease in total hours worked and the increase in time spent on administrative tasks explain the decrease in research time. We also show that the decrease...
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Signaling specific skills and the labor market of college graduates
Busso, Matias; Montaño, Sebastián; Muñoz-Morales, Juan - 2023
We use census-like data and a regression discontinuity design to study the labor market impacts of a signal provided by a government-sponsored award given to top-performing students on a nationwide college exit exam in Colombia. Students who can signal their high level of specific skills earn...
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Dynamics of Overqualification : Evidence from the Early Career of Graduates
Erdsiek, Daniel - 2017
This study analyses the persistence and true state dependence of overqualification, i.e. a mismatch between workers' qualifications and their jobs' educational requirements. Employing individual-level panel data for Germany, I find that overqualification is highly persistent among tertiary...
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Up or out: Research incentives and career prospects of postdocs in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Leuschner, Ute - 2012
Academic careers in Germany have been under debate for a while. We conduct a survey among postdocs in Germany, to analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their career prospects. We conceptualize the career prospects of...
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