Labor market effects of field of study in comparative perspective: An analysis of 22 European Countries

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 49, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 233-256

  Reimer, David ^a   Noelke, Clemens ^a   Kucel, Aleksander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; Educational expansion; Field of study; Labor market; Multilevel analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; LABOR MARKET; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 48849093319     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715208093076     Document Type: Article

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