@unpublished{mpra5159, note = {Unpublished}, title = {Polytechnic graduate placement in Finnish manufacturing}, year = {2006}, month = {December}, author = {Petri, B{\"o}ckerman}, keywords = {Polytechnic education reform; placement; job quality}, url = {https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5159/}, abstract = {This paper analyses polytechnic graduate placement in Finnish manufacturing. The paper uses a register-based data source covering white-collar manufacturing workers over the period 1995-2004. Taken together, the results show that wages and job classification are higher for polytechnic graduates, once other covariates are controlled for. Despite this, almost 20\% of graduates from polytechnics have been forced to take a position in manufacturing in which they can be considered to be 'overeducated'. Interestingly, Bachelors of Business Administration are not as well placed as Bachelors of Engineering.} }