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abstract: 'Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the hypothesis that
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those with a university qualification in science and technology (S\&T)
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enjoy favourable labour market outcomes.
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Design/methodology/approach - Analysis is based on individual-level data
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detailing the labour market experiences of Irish university graduates
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upon entering employment. A Gini-Hirschman index is used to estimate the
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number of occupational options open to graduates of a particular
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educational background. Additionally, an ordered probit model of
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earnings is estimated, which is controlling other factors, measures the
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effect of S\&T education on the distribution of earnings.
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Findings - S\&T graduates have a wider occupational domain.
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Additionally, tabulations indicate that on the whole they tend to earn
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more. Application of an ordered probit model controlling for other
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factors suggests that engineering graduates enjoy a clear earnings
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advantage; however the opposite appears to be the case for science
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graduates.
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Originality/value - The paper presents original insights into the
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occupational outcomes of Irish technical graduates. The relatively lower
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earnings of science graduates bring into question the current
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preoccupation with the supply side and suggest that a closer look at the
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demand for such skills may be warranted. These findings may be
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interesting for policy seeking to influence skill structure and for
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further studies investigating the returns to components of skill.'
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affiliation: 'Pontikakis, D (Corresponding Author), European Commiss, IPTS, Joint
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Res Ctr, Seville, Spain.
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European Commiss, IPTS, Joint Res Ctr, Seville, Spain.'
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author: Pontikakis, Dimitrios
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author-email: dimitrios.pontikakis@ec.europa.eu
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author_list:
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- family: Pontikakis
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given: Dimitrios
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/01437720910988993
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eissn: 1758-6577
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files: []
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issn: 0143-7720
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANPOWER
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keywords: Employment; Education; Pay differentials; Training; Ireland
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keywords-plus: IRELAND; INEQUALITY; FDI
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language: English
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number: '6'
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number-of-cited-references: '50'
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pages: 591-613
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papis_id: b27a0eb559f075c2b9b643c50a5e4344
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ref: Pontikakis2009occupationaldomain
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times-cited: '0'
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title: The occupational domain and initial earnings of recent Irish graduates Is a
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science and technology degree good for you?
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000271207500005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '3'
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volume: '30'
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web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor; Management
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year: '2009'
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