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University-to-work transitions in Germany–do graduate job seekers benefit from migration and work experience?

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Teichert, Christian
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Niebuhr, Annekatrin
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Otto, Anne
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Rossen, Anja
Education Economics
Journal · Vol. 32 · Issue 3 · pp. 355-380
Abstract

This paper investigates the effects of migration and work experience on university-to-work transitions of German university graduates. We use a job search model, signaling and social network theory to discuss different links between the duration of labor market entry, graduate mobility and work experience. We apply event history analyses and make use of administrative social security records to examine whether work experience and pre-study as well as post-study migration accelerates the labor market entry of graduates. Our regression results stress the importance of both mobility and work experience for the length of the transition period. However, whether the effect is beneficial or adverse depends on the type of graduate migration and previous employment. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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migration Germany work experience graduates Labor market entry

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Employment Job search university sector Germany labor market social network migration
Author Affiliations
Institute for Employment Research, IAB Hesse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Institute for Employment Research, IAB North, Kiel, Germany, Department of Economics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Institute for Employment Research, Saarbrucken, Germany
Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Nurnberg, Bayern, Germany
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