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. ISSN 0018-1560

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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
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
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
Date:	April 2010
Volume:	Vol.59
Number:	No.4
Number of Pages:	13
Page Range:	pp. 475-487
Identification Number:	10.1007/s10734-009-9260-7
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Spain. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC)
Grant number:	SEC2007-67737-C03-02/ECON (MEC)
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