The Occupational Domain and Initial Earnings of recent Irish Graduates: Is a Science and Technology Degree Good for You?
The present paper examines the hypothesis that those with a qualification in Science & Technology (S&T) enjoy favourable labour market outcomes. Analysis is based on individual-level data detailing the labour market experiences of Irish university graduates upon entering employment. Calculations using a Gini-Hirschman index indicate that S&T graduates have a wider occupational domain. Additionally, tabulations indicate that on the whole they tend to earn more. Application of an ordered probit model controlling for other factors suggests that engineering graduates enjoy a clear earnings advantage; however the opposite appears to be the case for science graduates.
PONTIKAKIS Dimitrios;
2009-10-19
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED
JRC50004
0143-7720,
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/01437720910988993,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC50004,
10.1108/01437720910988993,
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