Is Education Becoming a Weaker Determinant of Occupation?
Educational Expansion and Occupational Returns to Education in
30 European Countries

J 2019

Is Education Becoming a Weaker Determinant of Occupation? Educational Expansion and Occupational Returns to Education in 30 European Countries

KATRŇÁK, Tomáš and Tomáš DOSEDĚL

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Original name

Is Education Becoming a Weaker Determinant of Occupation? Educational Expansion and Occupational Returns to Education in 30 European Countries

Authors

KATRŇÁK, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Tomáš DOSEDĚL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Sociologický časopis, Praha, Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2019, 0038-0288

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50400 5.4 Sociology

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

článek - open access

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.412

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/19:00107984

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.13060/00380288.2020.55.6.493

UT WoS

000512889600005

Keywords (in Czech)

vzdělání; lidský kapitál; poziční statek; vzdělanostní expanze; zaměstnání; Evropské země

Keywords in English

education; human capital; positional good; educational expansion; occupation; European countries

Abstract

V originále

This article examines the relationship between education and occupation over the course of educational expansion. The authors analyse European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) data from 2014, 2015, and 2016 from 30 European countries and work with 12 graduated cohorts defined by the year in which they left the education system (2003–2014). They use a multilevel model approach and measure education in both absolute and relative terms. The results show that during the time of educational expansion there was no change in the relationship between education and occupation if education is conceptualised in absolute terms. However, a change in this relationship is visible when education is conceptualised as a positional good. Many previous studies that have posed a similar research question did not consider study field. The results here show that the role of study field changed during this time of educational expansion, with natural science, computer, and IT study fields growing stronger than other fields of study. The authors interpret the strengthening of education as a positional good in reference to the theory of skill-biased technological change.

Links

GA19-06326S, research and development project

Name: Vzdělání a proměna jeho role na Evropských trzích práce v letech 2000 až 2015

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

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KATRŇÁK, Tomáš and Tomáš DOSEDĚL. Is Education Becoming a Weaker Determinant of Occupation? Educational Expansion and Occupational Returns to Education in 30 European Countries. Sociologický časopis. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2019, vol. 55, No 6, p. 821-851. ISSN 0038-0288. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.13060/00380288.2020.55.6.493.

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KATRŇÁK, Tomáš and Tomáš DOSEDĚL. Is Education Becoming a Weaker Determinant of Occupation? Educational Expansion and Occupational Returns to Education in 30 European Countries. \textit{Sociologický časopis}. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2019, vol.~55, No~6, p.~821-851. ISSN~0038-0288. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.13060/00380288.2020.55.6.493.

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