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The regional geography of new graduate labour in the United Kingdom
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Abstract Using a newly-constructed database of UK undergraduates' previous residences, universities and first employment this paper develops a framework to model the flows between these locations. Graduates recruited by any labour market are classified into four recruitment pathways. The model is then applie... view more
Using a newly-constructed database of UK undergraduates' previous residences, universities and first employment this paper develops a framework to model the flows between these locations. Graduates recruited by any labour market are classified into four recruitment pathways. The model is then applied to the UK regional system for four successive graduating cohorts from 1998/9. We identify clear winner and loser regions in graduate recruitment, the different roles of the four pathways and the effect of degree class. We then explain these markedly different regional outcomes and suggest some policy implications for regions that currently lose potential graduate workers in this process of inter-regional interaction.... view less
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Labor Market Research
Free Keywords
graduate labour recruitment; UK; regional analysis; participation rates; higher education capacity; university catchments
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 477-494
Journal
Regional Studies, 44 (2010) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400902736543
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)