From college to labor market: a transition indicator for Italian universities.

Autor/inn/en	Agovino, Massimiliano; Busato, Francesco
Titel	From college to labor market: a transition indicator for Italian universities. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Von der Hochschule auf den Arbeitsmarkt: ein Übergangsindikator für italienische Universitäten.
Quelle	In: Quality & quantity, 51 (2017) 6, S. 2577-2604 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-5177; 1573-7845
DOI	10.1007/s11135-016-0410-6
Schlagwörter	Zufriedenheit; Ranking; Wirtschaftssystem; Beschäftigungsform; Arbeit; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Bildungsadäquate Beschäftigung; Regionaler Arbeitsmarkt; Universität; Internationaler Vergleich; Regionaler Faktor; Regionaler Vergleich; Hochschulabsolvent; Italien; Süditalien
Abstract	"Following ILO guidelines (ILO school-to-work transition survey: a methodological guide, International Labor Office, Geneva, 2009), this paper constructs an original transition indicator from college to the labor market for selected Italian universities based on the method of penalty coefficient of variation (or Mazziotta - Pareto Index). The methodology offers the opportunity to build a single transition measure, capable to take into account the idiosyncratic (e.g., region specific) characteristics of the labor market. The analysis focuses on universities in Campania (one of the most economically important Southern Italy regions), being part of a recently completed (fall 2015) statistical project designed to study labor market dynamics and university performance. This is relevant since our sample can be considered a proxy for Southern Italy, and probably for Southern European regions, for the duality of the labor market, the presence of a large underground sector, the characteristics of labor demand side (small firms, operating into manufacturing). The paper shows that these universities rank just below the average value of the transition indicator. We identify two main reasons: (i) the lack of contractual instruments that allow adequate work and training experience that should have been acquired during the college years; (ii) the relatively low labor demand for highly educated workers due to the production structure concentrated on traditional manufacturing sectors (and by this end, characterized by intensive use of unskilled labor). Eventually, selected policy issues are discussed." (Author's abstract, © Springer-Verlag).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/2