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Higher education and unemployment in Europe : an analysis of the academic subject and national effects
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Nunez, Imanol and Livanos, Ilias (2010) Higher education and unemployment in Europe : an analysis of the academic subject and national effects. Higher Education, Vol.59 (No.4). pp. 475-487. doi:10.1007/s10734-009-9260-7 ISSN 0018-1560.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10734-009-9260-7
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of an academic degree and field of study on short and long-term unemployment across Europe (EU15). Labour Force Survey (LFS) data on over half a million individuals are utilised for that purpose. The harmonized LFS classification of level of education and field of study overcomes past problems of comparability across Europe. The study analyses (i) the effect of an academic degree at a European level, (ii) the specific effect of 14 academic subjects and (iii) country specific effects. The results indicate that an academic degree is more effective on reducing the likelihood of short-term than long-term unemployment. This general pattern even though it is observed for most of the academic subjects its levels show significant variation across disciplines and countries.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Unemployment -- Europe, Education, Higher -- Europe, Labor supply -- Effect of education on -- Europe, Unemployment -- Research, Education, Hisgher -- Research | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Higher Education | ||||
Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | ||||
ISSN: | 0018-1560 | ||||
Official Date: | April 2010 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.59 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 13 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 475-487 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s10734-009-9260-7 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Funder: | Spain. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC) | ||||
Grant number: | SEC2007-67737-C03-02/ECON (MEC) |
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