Anchoring talent to regions: the role of universities in graduate retention through employment and entrepreneurship

Fumi Kitagawa, Chiara Marzocchi, Mabel Sánchez-Barrioluengo and Elvira Uyarra

Regional Studies, 2022, vol. 56, issue 6, 1001-1014

Abstract: Drawing on the concept of human capital externalities, this paper investigates universities’ contribution to regional economies by analysing two types of graduate retention: labour retention (graduates employed in the region where they studied) and entrepreneurship retention (graduates starting businesses in the region where they studied). Using a panel of English universities (2010/11–2015/16), the paper examines the extent to which the specialization and diversification of universities’ subject mix influences graduate retention rates across urban and non-urban areas. Findings show that agglomeration dynamics affect labour and entrepreneurship retention differently, and that universities’ knowledge offer (subject specialization) matters across diverse geographical contexts.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1904136

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