Abstract
This article seeks to provide one of the first systematic comparative analyses of labor market consequences associated with fields of study. Using data of 22 countries from the European Labor Force Surveys (2004 and 2005), we analyze how field of study affects unemployment and occupational status for university-educated graduates. Our core hypothesis is that relative differences between fields should increase with educational expansion at the university level. Results of multilevel two-step regressions generally confirm our expectations. The more students graduate from universities, the greater the differences in labor market chances of university graduates from different fields.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-256 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | International Journal of Comparative Sociology |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 4-5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Other keywords
- Cross-national comparison
- Educational expansion
- Field of study
- Labor market
- Multilevel analysis