Graduate employment: Does the type of higher education institution matter? |
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Authors: | Orlanda Tavares Cristina Sin Carla Sá Francisco Pereira Alberto Amaral |
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Institution: | 1. CeiED (Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development), Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal;2. CIPES (Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies), Matosinhos, Portugal;3. REMIT (Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies), Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique, Porto, Portugal |
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Abstract: | The paper analyses whether the type of institution from which students graduate has an impact on their unemployment propensity. It uses official data on the Portuguese higher education system, for 2018, at the program/institution level, which provides information on graduate unemployment, as well as demographic and socioeconomic background information. A fractional probit model on graduates’ propensity for unemployment is estimated. Results suggest that polytechnic graduates face higher unemployment propensity than university graduates, maintaining inequalities present in students’ previous trajectories. Policies targeting socioeconomic segregation need to address not only access to higher education but also the transition to the labor market. |
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Keywords: | binary systems higher education polytechnics unemployment universities vocational education |
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