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Stem Graduates, Human Capital Externalities, and Wages in the U.S

Winters, John V. - 2014

Previous research suggests that the local stock of human capital creates positive externalities within local labor … availability has thus far prevented researchers from directly connecting STEM education to human capital externalities. This paper … positive wage externalities, but STEM graduates create much larger externalities …

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University Selectivity and the Graduate Wage Premium : Evidence from the UK

Walker, Ian - 2017

We study the relative labour market wage outcomes of university graduates in the UK using the Labour Force Survey (LFS), matched to mean standardised admission scores at the institution *subject* cohort level using data on high school achievement scores of students admitted to these courses....

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Delayed Graduation and Overeducation : A Test of the Human Capital Model versus the Screening Hypothesis

Aina, Carmen - 2012

The academic circles are devoting a growing interest to delayed graduation and overeducation, but none has analyzed the joint consequences of these two phenomena. Thus, this paper studies the link between graduation not within the minimum period and overeducation, and the effects of these...

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University Differences in the Graduation of Minorities in Stem Fields : Evidence from California

Arcidiacono, Peter - 2013

The low number of college graduates with science degrees – particularly among under-represented minorities – is of growing concern. We examine differences across universities in graduating students in different fields. Using student-level data on the University of California system during a...

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Are Men Given Priority for Top Jobs? Investigating the Glass Ceiling in the Italian Academia

De Paola, Maria - 2016

We aim to investigate if men receive preferential treatment in promotions using the Italian system for the access to associate and full professor positions that is organized in two stages: first, candidates participate in a national wide competition to obtain the National Scientific...

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Higher Education Expansion and Labor Market Outcomes for Young College Graduates

Ou, Dongshu - 2016

We examine the causal impact of China's higher education expansion on labor market outcomes for young college graduates using China's 2005 1% Population Sample Survey. Exploiting variation in the expansion of university spots across provinces and high school cohorts and applying a...

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Wage Returns to University Disciplines in Greece : Are Greek Higher Education Degrees Trojan Horses?

Livanos, Ilias - 2009

This paper examines the wage returns to qualifications and academic disciplines in the Greek labour market. Exploring wage responsiveness across various degree subjects in Greece is interesting, as it is characterised by high levels of graduate unemployment, which vary considerably by field of...

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University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK

Hussain, Iftikhar - 2009

We examine the links between various measures of university quality and graduate earnings in the United Kingdom. We explore the implications of using different measures of quality and combining them into an aggregate measure. Our findings suggest a positive return to university quality with an...

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Does College Location Affect the Location Choice of New College Graduates? Evidence from China

Huang, Mian - 2019

Based on a representative survey of new college graduates in China, we examine the impact of college location on their location choice upon graduation. We use a discrete choice model and the BLP method to solve the endogeneity problem of housing cost and to estimate the unobservable location...

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Do Earnings by College Major Affect Graduate Migration?

Winters, John V. - 2015

College graduates are considerably more mobile than non-graduates, and previous literature suggests that the difference is at least partially attributable to college graduates being more responsive to employment opportunities in other areas. However, there exist considerable differences in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013011149

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