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...

Though labor market conditions steadily improved following the Great Recession, underemployment among recent college graduates continued to climb, reaching highs not seen since the early 1990s. In this paper, we take a closer look at the jobs held by underemployed college graduates in the early...

Das hohe Angebot und die Zunahme von Absolventinnen und Absolventen geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlicher Disziplinen rücken diese in regelmässigen Abständen in den Fokus bildungs- und arbeitsmarktpolitischer Diskussionen. Nicht selten werden in diesem Zusammenhang Zulassungsbeschränkungen...

More than low default rates, lenders are interested in the expected return on their loans. In this paper, we consider a number of other measures of repayment and nonpayment that are likely to be of direct interest to lenders. Using data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study, we...

This report updates and extends the previous IFS work to examine the consequences of these changes for graduates. In particular, we use a new model of graduate earnings and repayments and explore in more detail the pattern and size of loan repayments made, including by different types of graduates.

There is an apparent inconsistency in the existing literature on graduate employment in the UK. While analyses of rates of return to graduates or graduate mark-ups show high returns, suggesting that demand has kept up with a rapidly rising supply of graduates, the literature on over-education...

Die strukturellen Veränderungen am Arbeitsmarkt stellen gemeinsam mit der rasant zunehmenden Vielfalt an Bildungsangeboten MaturantInnen, Studierende, Weiterbildungsinteressierte wie auch Bildungs- und BerufsberaterInnen vor neue Herausforderungen. Auch im Zuge des "Dialoges...

Academic entrepreneur, university spin-off growth, career attitude, career path, growth intention. - Akademische Gründer, Wachstum universitärer Ausgründungen, Karriereeinstellung, Karrierepfad, Wachstumseinstellung

Die strukturellen Veränderungen am Arbeitsmarkt stellen gemeinsam mit der rasant zunehmenden Vielfalt an Bildungsangeboten MaturantInnen, Studierende, Weiterbildungsinteressierte wie auch Bildungs- und BerufsberaterInnen vor neue Herausforderungen. Auch im Zuge des "Dialoges...

Introduction / Helmut Kloos, Getnet Tadele, Worku L. Mulat -- Arya Jawi: a faith-based community development project / Kebebew Daka, Tsegab Kebebew Daka, Aynalem Adugna -- Building household resilience in a village in South Wello Zone using a family approach / Worku L. Mulat, Abate L. Mulat,...

"The 'good jobs' of the past are almost gone. Today, many university graduates face unemployment while others face underemployment. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the death of the 'good job,' and the role that universities have played in the disconnect between career fantasies and...