Higher Education and Non-Pecuniary Returns in Germany: Tracing the Mechanisms behind Field of Study Effects at the Start of the Career

Autor/in	Klein, Markus
Titel	Higher Education and Non-Pecuniary Returns in Germany: Tracing the Mechanisms behind Field of Study Effects at the Start of the Career
Quelle	In: Irish Educational Studies, 30 (2011) 2, S.253-270 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0332-3315
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Expertise; Labor Market; Public Sector; Costs; Education Work Relationship; Outcomes of Education; Rewards; Intellectual Disciplines; Economics; Employment Potential; Employment Patterns; Educational Attainment; Graduate Surveys; College Graduates; Personnel Selection; Competitive Selection; Compensation (Remuneration); Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Expert appraisal; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Öffentlicher Sektor; Cost; Kosten; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Reward; Belohnung; Geisteswissenschaften; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Deutschland
Abstract	This article addresses the question of why fields of study differ in early labour market returns. It is argued that the higher the potential training costs of a field of study the more problematic the labour market integration of graduates. This is due to the fact that employers use the occupational specificity and selectivity of a study programme as a signal for the expected training costs. In addition, the article suggests that structural relations between fields and occupations act as mediators for the effect of field of study on non-pecuniary returns. Using the German HIS Graduate Panel 1997, the results indicate that a lack of occupational specificity is partly responsible for differences between fields of study. Selectivity measures do not contribute to an explanation. As expected, working in the public sector and the required expertise for a job strongly mediate field of study differences. (Contains 9 notes and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10