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The relationship between Higher Education and labour market in Greece : the weakest link?
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Livanos, Ilias (2010) The relationship between Higher Education and labour market in Greece : the weakest link? Higher Education, Vol.60 (No.5). pp. 473-489. doi:10.1007/s10734-010-9310-1 ISSN 0018-1560.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10734-010-9310-1
Abstract
The high level of graduate unemployment, even though it is acknowledged as one of the most distinctive characteristics of the Greek labour market, it has not attracted enough attention in the academic literature. This paper utilizes micro-data from the Labour Force Survey in order to investigate how the employment situation of young (aged 35 and below) graduates varies across fields of study. The findings suggest that graduates of disciplines that have high levels of private sector employment, such as Polytechnics and Computer Science, are in general better off in the Greek labour market. On the other hand, graduates of disciplines that are traditionally related to the needs of the public sector, such as Sociology and Humanities, face poor employment prospects. The findings of this study highlight the need for drastic reforms of the Higher Education system.
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): | Education, Higher -- Greece, Human capital -- Greece, Wages -- Effect of education on -- Greece, Unemployment -- Greece, Labor market -- Greece | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Higher Education | ||||
Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | ||||
ISSN: | 0018-1560 | ||||
Official Date: | January 2010 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.60 | ||||
Number: | No.5 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 17 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 473-489 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s10734-010-9310-1 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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