Place of study, field of study and labour-market region: What matters for wage differences among higher-education graduates?

Silvia Kopecny and Steffen Hillmert
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Silvia Kopecny: Univ. Tübingen
Steffen Hillmert: Univ. Tübingen

Journal for Labour Market Research, 2021, vol. 55, Article 19

Abstract: "This paper focuses on the structure and extent of wage differences among graduates of different higher-education institutions in Germany. We ask how large these differences are and how they relate to fields of study and regional labour markets. The results from our application of cross-classified random-effects models to a cohort of the DZHW Graduate Panel show that there is a considerable amount of wage variation depending on the graduates’ alma mater. However, this variation can be fully explained by structural characteristics: Selection based on individual characteristics is of only minor importance, while regional labour markets do matter. Most of all, however, the differences relate to fields of study." (Author's abstract, © 2021 Springer) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Determinanten; Hochschulabsolventen; Lohnunterschied; regionale Faktoren; regionaler Arbeitsmarkt; Studienfach; Studienort; Arbeitsmarktregion; 2009-2014 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 I23 I26 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-07-13
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