The impact of university openings on labor market outcomes

Samia Ferhat ()
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Samia Ferhat: Université de Cergy-Pontoise, THEMA

No 2022-18, THEMA Working Papers from THEMA (THéorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), Université de Cergy-Pontoise

Abstract: In this paper, I study the impact of university openings on labor market outcomes. I focus on university openings that occurred in France in the 90’s, and exploit five waves from representative samples of young individuals who left the French education system, starting from wave 1992. I use difference-in-differences estimation techniques, and find that the impact of university openings on labor market outcomes is heterogeneous according to the characteristics of the region where the opening occurs. I find that opening a new university increases the probability of being employed by about 8% points and increases wages by 5% in regions characterized by a lower level of education and a more disadvantaged socio-economical background. In contrast, no impact is found in regions where the unemployment rate is low and where the population is highly educated.

Keywords: Human capital; university openings; labor market outcomes. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I26 J21 J23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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