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2021

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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/176783

The Impact of Combining Work with Study on the Labour Market Performance of Graduates: the Joint Role of Work Intensity and Job-Field Match [WP]

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This paper investigates the effects of working during university education on students’ labour market performance. We jointly consider the role of work intensity and the relationship with the field of study in a framework that accounts for self-selection into different types of jobs. The empirical analysis draws on data from three successive cohorts of graduates from the Spanish region of Catalonia. Our results point out that the probability of being employed four years after graduation is significantly higher for students who have worked in jobs well-matched with their degree relative to both full-time students and students who have worked in unrelated jobs. Further, the probability of having a permanent job is generally higher for those who worked before graduation, especially in the case of jobs related to the degree. However, the likelihood of early career job-qualification match is negatively affected by pre-graduation work experiences unrelated to degree’s contents

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Mercat de treball, Llicenciats universitaris, Política d'ocupació

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Labor market, College graduates, Manpower policy

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Documents de treball (Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública (IREA))
AQR (Grup d’Anàlisi Quantitativa Regional) – Working Papers

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DI PAOLO, Antonio and MATANO, Alessia. The Impact of Combining Work with Study on the Labour Market Performance of Graduates: the Joint Role of Work Intensity and Job-Field Match [WP]. IREA – Working Papers. 2021. Vol.  IR21/09. [consulted: 16 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/176783

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