Polytechnic graduate placement in Finnish manufacturing

Petri, Böckerman (2006): Polytechnic graduate placement in Finnish manufacturing.

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.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: Labour Institute for Economic Research
• Language: English
• Keywords: Polytechnic education reform; placement; job quality
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics > A23 - Graduate; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I21 - Analysis of Education

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