Higher education and unemployment in Europe: an analysis of the academic subject and national effects

Abstract

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.

Utilization of Higher Education Budget: Study on Public Universities in Bangladesh

“…The findings of this study stress the need for drastic reforms in HE. Núñez and Livanos (2010) examined the impact of an academic degree and field of study on short and long-term unemployment across Europe. Labor Force Survey (LFS) result indicates that an academic degree is more effective in reducing the likelihood of short-term than long-term unemployment.…”

Studia na kierunku geografia z perspektywy absolwentów wkraczających na rynek pracy: propozycja metodologiczna i wyniki badań

“…Absolwenci są jednym z podstawowych podmiotów, który może dokonać oceny przydatności studiów w przejściu z etapu edukacji akademickiej do etapu zatrudnienia oraz sugerować zmiany w szeroko pojętej koncepcji kształcenia, które optymalizowałyby ich pozycję na rynku pracy w przyszłości (Cranmer 2006;Nuñez, Livanos 2010). Akceptacja przez naukowców zasadności działań związanych z dostosowywaniem wizji i oferty edukacyjnej studiów geograficznych do zachodzących zmian na rynku pracy nie była i nadal nie jest jednak powszechna.…”

Research on Students' Performance in Higher Education through Sequence Analysis

“…In our analyses we control for gender and educational level, as both have been shown to be related to employment security (Azmat et al, 2006;Núñez and Livanos, 2010). In addition, we control for career duration to account for the heterogeneity in this respect.…”