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Who Gets a Better Job? Comparing the Employability of Public and Private University Graduates in Spain
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María Arrazola; José de Hevia; Irene Perrote; Raúl Sánchez Larrión – Higher Education Policy, 2024
The aim of this study is to analyse the differences in employability among Spanish graduates from public or private universities. Private and public universities do not usually have the same profile. In a scenario in which private universities are becoming increasingly important, with mainly high-income students, a greater employability of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
Dual Labor Markets in Higher Education? The Case of Two Schools at the University of Buenos Aires
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Rabossi, Marcelo – Higher Education Policy, 2021
The dual labor market theory (DLM) posited the existence of two distinct labor markets working in parallel. A primary one is a place where high wages, employment stability and high opportunities for advancement are the norms. On the other hand, low wages, arbitrariness and less desirable working conditions determine a secondary market. The main…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Labor Market
Overworked and Underpaid: Why Foreign-Born Academics in Central Europe Cannot Focus on Innovative Research and Quality Teaching
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Luczaj, Kamil – Higher Education Policy, 2022
This paper discusses the precariousness of an academic profession in contemporary Slovakia and Poland. Although some of the patterns have been previously studied, this analysis sheds new light on the problems of Polish and Slovak academia as seen by foreigners, who, according to official policy, are expected to contribute to the excellence of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Salaries, Foreign Countries, Living Standards
Public Costs, Relative Subsidies, and Repayment Burdens of Federal US Student Loan Plans: Lessons for Reform
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Hauser, Daniel C.; Johnston, Alison – Higher Education Policy, 2016
American students graduate from college with tens of thousands of dollars in debt, leading to substantial repayment burdens and potentially inefficient shifts in spending patterns and career choices. A political trend towards austerity coupled with the rising student debt make the effective allocation of federal higher education resources and…
Descriptors: Costs, Student Financial Aid, Salaries, Debt (Financial)
Employment and Wage Gaps among Recent Canadian Male and Female Postsecondary Graduates
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Jehn, Anthony; Walters, David; Howells, Stephanie – Higher Education Policy, 2021
Level of postsecondary schooling and field of study remain significant markers of social stratification. However, the extent to which these various types of postsecondary schooling influence the labor market outcomes of recent male and female graduates is unknown. Drawing on data from Statistics Canada's 2013 National Graduates Survey, we examine…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Salary Wage Differentials, College Graduates, Engineering Education
Higher Education as Modulator of Gender Inequalities: Evidence of the Spanish Case
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Pastor, José Manuel; Peraita, Carlos; Soler, Ángel – Higher Education Policy, 2016
Raising educational levels may help to reduce inequalities between men and women in certain social and economic aspects. Using statistics for Spain, we analyse labour market behaviours such as the rates of activity and unemployment by sex according to the educational level. The results reveal that the differences between men and women decrease as…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Gender Bias, Social Justice, Evidence