The impact of subject-specific competencies and reading habits on the income of Japanese business and economics graduates

Maki Kato and Akinobu Nagira

International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, vol. 81, issue C

Abstract: This study empirically examines impacts of subject-specific competencies and reading habits on university graduates’ income in Japan. Business and economics graduates during 1996 and 2016 at a research university in Tokyo were surveyed. Path analyses of 677 valid responses from graduates employed in the private sector indicated positive impacts of subject-specific competencies and reading habits on income after graduation, as they are recognized as important to respondents’ careers. Thus, when reading habits and subject-specific competencies were relevant to the respondents’ careers, they indirectly, positively influenced income. No gender differences were noted in business; sufficient observations were not obtained for economics.

Keywords: Literacy; Curriculum; Competencies; Reading habits; Business and economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102346

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