Research on the Industrial Structure Upgrading Effect of the Employment Mobility of Graduates from China’s “Double First-Class” Colleges and Universities

Yilin Zhao, Feng He and Ying Feng
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Yilin Zhao: School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Feng He: School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Ying Feng: School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-18

Abstract: This paper develops a panel data fixed effect model to analyze the impact of the employment mobility of “Double First-class” college graduates on the rationalization of the industrial structure, advanced industrial structure, high-tech industrial structure upgrading, and industrial structure upgrading of the producer service industry. The results show that the mobility of graduates from “Double First-class” colleges and universities has a positive effect on upgrading the industrial structure of various provinces. The difference is that the mobility of “Double First-class” college graduates has a greater impact on the upgrading of the industrial structure of high-end producer services, but has a weaker impact on the structural upgrading of high-tech industries. There is a mismatch between the employment needs of “Double First-class” college graduates and the jobs provided by high-tech industries. The mobility of graduates from “Double First-class” colleges and universities has obvious differences in the promotion of industrial structure upgrading in different regions. Therefore, this paper proposes to increase investment in high-level human capital to promote the free flow of labor and other production factors across industries, sectors, and regions.

Keywords: industrial structure; graduates of China’s “Double First-class” colleges and universities; employment mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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