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The scarring effect of graduate underemployment: Evidence from the UK
10 November 2022, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Join this event to hear Matt Dickson discuss recent research looking at the relationship between early and later labour market outcomes for a group of UK graduates who completed their undergraduate degrees in 2012/13.
This event is free.
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- All
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- Yes
Cost
- Free
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CEPEO
Event recording
Using a sample of 55,000 graduates surveyed 6-months and three-and-a-half-years post-graduation, findings show that graduates who are underemployed 6-months after graduation are much more likely to also be underemployed three years later than those who initially secure graduate jobs, even after taking account or a range of background characteristics and prior educational attainment.
In this event, Matt will explore why the impact of underemployment is shown to be more severe for graduates from less advantaged backgrounds and the implications that has for widening participation policies and support at universities.
This event will be particularly useful for those interested in labour markets, employment, widening participation and policies.
CEPEO seminar series
The Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO) hosts an online research seminar series where guest speakers present cutting edge research. Join policymakers, researchers and practitioners to explore the pressing questions of our time in education policy and equalising opportunities.
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About the Speaker
Dr Matt Dickson
Reader in Public Policy at The Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath
His research is primarily in the economics of education, covering a number of areas including the causal effect of education on labour market and health outcomes, the impact of school systems on educational and earnings inequality, and the labour market returns to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Matt leads a programme of research at the IPR looking at how to widen access to higher education and promote successful HE participation and future outcomes for graduates from widening participation backgrounds.