We examine the labor market consequences of an exogenous increase in the supply of skilled labor in several cities in Norway, resulting from the construction of new colleges in the 1970s. We find that skilled wages increased as a response, suggesting that along with an increase in the supply...

We examine the labor market consequences of an exogenous increase in the supply of skilled labor in several cities in Norway, resulting from the construction of new colleges in the 1970s. We find that skilled wages increased as a response, suggesting that along with an increase in the supply...

We examine the labor market consequences of an exogenous increase in the supply of skilled labor in several cities in Norway, resulting from the construction of new colleges in the 1970s. We find that skilled wages increased as a response, suggesting that along with an increase in the supply...

Eine aktuelle RWI-Studie legt nahe: Akademikerinnen bringen weniger Nachwuchs zur Welt, weil Kind und Karriere offenbar schwer vereinbar sind - und eher nicht, weil sie grundsätzlich andere Präferenzen haben. Entscheiden sich Frauen mit höherer Bildung dennoch für Nachwuchs, haben sie...

Sorting of high-ability workers is a main source of urban-rural disparities in economic outcomes. Less is known about when such human capital sorting occurs and who it involves. Using data on 15 cohorts of university graduates in Sweden, we demonstrate significant sorting to urban regions on...

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....

This paper overviews key findings concerning the evolution of job skill requirements in Britain, and their relationship to technology and work organisation, based on surveys dating from 1986. The use of skills has been rising, as indicated by several indicators covering multiple domains....

Der vorliegende Bericht fasst die zentralen Befunde einer Untersuchung zusammen, die das IAB Nord im Auftrag der Fachhochschule Kiel (FH Kiel) durchgeführt hat. Die Studie beinhaltet eine Analyse des Erwerbseinstiegs der Absolventen1 der FH Kiel für die Abschlussjahrgänge 2005-2014 und eine...

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...

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...

Prior research has demonstrated that financial aid can influence both college enrollments and completions, but less is known about its post-college consequences. Even for students whose attainment is unaffected, financial aid may affect post-college outcomes via reductions in both time to degree...

Der vorliegende Bericht fasst die zentralen Befunde einer Untersuchung zusammen, die das IAB Nord im Auftrag der Fachhochschule Kiel (FH Kiel) durchgeführt hat. Die Studie beinhaltet eine Analyse des Erwerbseinstiegs der Absolventen1 der FH Kiel für die Abschlussjahrgänge 2005-2014 und eine...

As the number of secondary school graduates rises, many developing countries expand the supply of public and private universities or face pressure to do so. However, several factors point to the need for caution, including weak job markets, low-quality university programs, and job-education...

This paper aims to survey the theoretical and empirical literature on cross-country differences in overeducation. While technological change and globalization have entailed a skill-bias in the evolution of labour demand in the Anglo-Saxon countries, instead, in other advanced economies in...