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During the early Nineties the proportion of UK graduates doubled over a very short period of time. This paper …. We therefore define three groups of graduates: matched, apparently over-educated and genuinely over-educated; to compare … pre- and post-expansion cohorts of graduates. We find the proportion of over-educated graduates has doubled, even though …
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graduates. The research suggests that increasing the practical aspects of degree programmes, irrespective of the field of study …
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The standard economic model of occupational choice following a basic Roy model emphasizes individual selection and comparative advantage, but the sources of comparative advantage are not well understood. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math and...
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This paper reviews and evaluates progress in recent research on the graduate premium in general as well as the differential graduate premiums by discipline, accounting for higher-education choice by individuals under substantial uncertainty. The contribution of this review, relative to previous...
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university graduates using comprehensive and representative national data for Russia. The study is based in graduates' assessment … and statistical analyses. We find that one-third of graduates in Russia work in a job that is not related to their field … of study. Moreover, graduates from fields that either generate more general human capital (social sciences, business, law …
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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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relationship between overeducation, earnings and job satisfaction among graduates in China. We find consistent evidence, across …
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This paper uses HESA data from the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey 2003/04 to examine whether more mobile students in terms of choice of institution and location of employment earn more than those who are less mobile. The clear finding is that mobility is associated with...
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Utilizing data for comparable BSc graduates in economics who have studied in different universities that had set the … CVs to the same firms. The outcomes suggest that graduates who studied in universities that are ranked in better positions … universities' research intensity can positively affect their graduates' invitations to interviews and entry-level annual salaries …
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This paper uses variation in unemployment caused by the 2008 recession to analyse socio- economic gaps in graduate outcomes. Our data comes from a survey which collects information on several cohorts of students from all English universities and reports their destinations at 6 months after...
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