ERIC Number: EJ784920
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Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 28
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The Transition from Higher Education to Employment in Europe: The Analysis of the Time to Obtain the First Job
Salas-Velasco, Manuel
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, v54 n3 p333-360 Sep 2007
This paper investigates the determinants of the transition from higher education to work across Europe using various specifications of duration models and a one-time multi-country survey of university graduates from nine European countries. Results point to differences between the North and South of Europe in the difficulty of getting a first job. They confirm that individual characteristics such as the field/level of studies or the socioeconomic background, and individual job search bear a significant relationship to the probability of finding a job. Evidence of unobserved heterogeneity is also found.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Labor Market, Differences, Regional Characteristics, Individual Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Europe
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