Does a Satisfied Student Make a Satisfied Worker?

Adele Whelan and Seamus McGuinness

No 10698, IZA Discussion Papers from IZA Network @ LISER

Abstract: We investigate the effect of satisfaction at higher education on job satisfaction using propensity score matching, the special regressor method and a unique European dataset for graduates. Acknowledging that perceptions of satisfaction at higher education are endogenous to job satisfaction, we present models available to the deal with this endogeneity. Our analysis confirms that a positive university experience is important for success in future employment and suggests that emphasis should be focused on the utility of participating in third-level education along with academic outcomes.

Keywords: higher education; graduate labour market; job satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 I31 J20 J28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2017-04
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Published - heavily revised version published as 'The determinants of degree programme satisfaction' in: Studies in Higher Education, 2021, 46 (1), 2262 - 2278

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