In this paper, we reflect on the skills higher education graduates are expected to have in todays economy and the role of higher education in equipping graduates with these skills. First, we identify 6 trends which form the basis of the changing role of graduates in economic life. These trends...

Social background directly impacts educational choice and attainment, but also influences choice and attainment indirectly by affecting school performance. Boudon (1974) described this relationship as primary (indirect) and secondary (direct) effects of social stratification. Based on this...

In 1995 en 1996 heeft het ROA de literatuurstudie ''studie- en beroepskeuzevoorlichting: het effect van arbeidsmarktinformatie'' uitgevoerd. Aanleiding tot deze studie was de vraag naar de evalueerbaarheid van de effecten van studie- en beroepskeuzevoorlichting, en in dat kader van...

De Universiteit Maastricht heeft het Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA) gevraagd een verkennende studie uit te voeren naar de arbeidsmarktrelevantie van een nieuwe opleiding Onderwijswetenschappen. In de studie is gebruik gemaakt van desk- research en zijn gesprekken gevoerd...

Dit werkdocument bevat een analyse in het kader van de discussie die in 1997 is gestart over eventuele veranderingen in de kernkwalificaties van de voltijdopleiding HBO elektro techniek. De nadruk ligt op de zogenaamde kwalificatieprofielen van de aanvangsfuncties die elektrotechnisch ingenieurs...

This paper investigates the criterium validity of two different methods to determine the required educational level of an occupation. The selfreport method consists of asking employees directly what the required level of education for the job is. On the other hand, in the job-analyst method the...

This paper explores the effects of colleges for higher vocational education on the labour market success of their graduates. Using data about the labour market position of Dutch graduates from higher vocational education, and applying multi-level statistical modelling techniques it is shown that...

In this paper we develop and test a new set of measures of skill mismatches, based on data on skill levels and skill use in the domains of literacy and numeracy from the PIAAC project. The measures we develop represent the extent of skill use relative to ones own skill level. We test the...

The strong wage effects related to mismatches between a workers education and that required in the job are usually attributed to assignment theory. This theory asserts that productivity and wages depend on the education-job match, which determines the utilization of skills. However, recent...

In this paper, we empirically explore how the often reported relationship between overeducation and wages can best be understood. Exploiting the newly published Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies PIAAC data OECD 2013, we are able to achieve a better estimation of the...