Vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels wird es immer wichtiger, dass möglichst alle jungen Menschen in Deutschland zur Fachkraft ausgebildet werden. Ausgangspunkt hierfür ist ein erfolgreicher Besuch der allgemeinbildenden Schulen, wobei insbesondere der nicht-gymnasiale Bereich der...

Elite economics PhD programs aim to train graduate students for a lifetime of academic research. This paper asks how advising affects graduate students' post-PhD research productivity. Advising is highly concentrated: at the eight highly-selective schools in our study, a minority of advisors do...

This paper examines the impact of a reform aimed at expediting graduation times in Italian universities by reducing the number of exams students must pass to obtain the fixed number of credits required to graduate. Using event-study estimates that leverage the reform's staggered implementation,...

Previous research has shown that a large fraction of tenured university faculty in the U.S. and other countries were trained at a small number of highly prestigious universities. The question remains whether this concentration is due to competitive advantages held by candidates from these...

We evaluate the First-Generation Graduate Scholarship scheme implemented in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which waives tuition fees for first-generation college students in technical education. Using household survey data in difference-in-differences (DiD) and synthetic DiD frameworks, we find...

This paper examines the impact of tuition fees on graduation rates among high-school leavers. We analyse the introduction of fees in several German states in 2006-07 (around EUR 1,000 annually), using administrative microdata on all university graduates and a difference-in-differences approach....

Die Studie versammelt Indikatoren zur Qualifikationsstruktur der Erwerbstätigen im internationalen Vergleich, zur hochschulischen Bildung sowie zur Beteiligung an Weiterbildung und zeigt, dass sich wesentliche Entwicklungen fortsetzen. So liegt der Anteil der 25- bis 64-jährigen...

This study examines the consequences of college students pursuing degree programs that do not align with the tracks and strands they selected in senior high school. We utilize a unique dataset that links admissions and enrollment records from the University of the Philippines Diliman to...

This report examines the factors influencing graduate employability in Europe, with a particular focus on the role of higher education institutions (HEIs). The empirical analysis combines data from the Eurograduate Pilot Survey 2018 and the European Tertiary Education Register (ETER), covering...

In many countries, subsidies towards higher education and financial aid to students from poorer backgrounds have reduced socio-economic status (SES) gaps in undergraduate study. The increasing importance of graduate studies that are typically more expensive may, however, provide a new avenue for...

Context: Most education systems equip graduates with the professional knowledge and cognitive skills needed to enter the world of work. However, there are other competencies also important for young graduates to become successful employees. Due to the growing uncertainty that characterizes the...

This publication provides an executive summary of the key findings of the EUROGRADUATE 2022 Comparative Synthesis Report. The EUROGRADUATE 2022 pilot survey provides an analysis on the careers, competences, and citizenship of over 100.000 higher education graduates in 18 EU/EEA countries,...

This publication provides an executive summary of the key findings of the EUROGRADUATE 2022 Comparative Synthesis Report. The EUROGRADUATE 2022 pilot survey provides an analysis on the careers, competences, and citizenship of over 100.000 higher education graduates in 18 EU/EEA countries,...

The EUROGRADUATE 2022 Technical Report complements the final comparative report by detailing the project organisation and methodology used; it also provides an assessment of the quality standard achieved in the EUROGRADUATE 2022 survey, as well as a summary of the lessons learned and...

The EUROGRADUATE 2022 Technical Report complements the final comparative report by detailing the project organisation and methodology used; it also provides an assessment of the quality standard achieved in the EUROGRADUATE 2022 survey, as well as a summary of the lessons learned and...

Building on the first successful EUROGRADUATE 2018 pilot survey, this comparative synthesis report of the EUROGRADUATE 2022 pilot survey provides an analysis on the careers, competences, and citizenship of over 100.000 higher education graduates in 18 EU/EEA countries, covering graduates of the...

Building on the first successful EUROGRADUATE 2018 pilot survey, this comparative synthesis report of the EUROGRADUATE 2022 pilot survey provides an analysis on the careers, competences, and citizenship of over 100.000 higher education graduates in 18 EU/EEA countries, covering graduates of the...

The research note explores the mismatch between educational qualifications and job outcomes, introducing a novel mismatch indicator, the linkage score, which can be considered a significant innovation to the mismatch literature. The novel indicator is applied to Belgium, as a case study, and 18...

This study examines how national public funding and macroeconomic conditions affect higher education performance, measured by graduation rates. A panel dataset covering 2013-2022 and ten Lithuanian public universities integrates economic, financial, and institutional variables. Lithuania applies...

This paper examines earnings differences between first-generation and continuing generation college graduates across 24 OECD countries using data from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). In all but two of the countries analysed, first-generation graduates earn less than their peers from...

Vielen Betrieben in Deutschland fällt es aktuell schwer, ihren Fachkräftebedarf zu decken. Zur Sicherung dieser Bedarfe spielt die duale Berufsausbildung eine zentrale Rolle. Doch selbst wenn ein Betrieb ausbildet, bedeutet dies nicht zwangsläufig, dass die Absolvent*innen in ihrem...

The educated unemployment rate among university graduates (EUUG) in Indonesia has risen steadily, reaching 34.6% during the Covid-19 pandemic (2020-2021), attributed to economic challenges and a national recession. This research aims to analyze the impact of Covid-19 and various macroeconomic...

Drawing on the case of the the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), we examine the impact of fundamental research funding on college graduates' employment. Our findings indicate that an increase in total funding is positively associated with higher monthly salaries and lower...