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The link between unemployment and returns to education: evidence from 14 European countries
Bernhard A. WeberThere is strong empirical evidence that unemployment rates decrease as the educational level rises. The present article attempts to take explicit account of this when estimating…
Enrolments in higher education: do economic incentives matter?
Charlotte LauerThis article analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in Germany, with a particular focus on the role of expectations regarding the cost and the return of…
Transitions into research careers in Switzerland
Regula Julia LeemannThis study examines the importance of gender and social origin for the transition of university graduates into the first phase of a research career, the doctoral programme. It…
Measuring the success of transition: the results of a pre‐study in Switzerland
Tamara Bonassi, Stefan C. WolterIn 1997‐1998, seven universities of applied science were created in Switzerland. Together with the traditional academic universities, they are among the main pillars of the…
Family obligations and the transition to working life: the influence of parenthood and family obligations on the transition to employment of university graduates
Claudia Spiess HuldiThis study focuses on the question of how well young university graduates succeed – despite their family obligations – by exploiting in the labour market the potential they have…
Labour market entry and beyond: some reflections on the changing structure of work
Marlis BuchmannThis article raises the question of how recent labour market developments affect the transition from school to work (i.e. labour market entry) and the successive employment…
The willingness of young Swiss to participate in continuing education and training: initial findings from a survey of young adults
Christine Bieri Buschor, Esther Forrer, Katharina Maag MerkiThis article presents some of the initial results of the National Young Adult Survey (YAS), which is currently collecting data on the cross‐curriculum competencies of 14,905 18…
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