Universität zu Köln

Weiss, Felix ORCID: 0000-0002-1685-3732, Klein, Markus ORCID: 0000-0003-1195-8938 and Grauenhorst, Thomas (2014). The effects of work experience during higher education on labour market entry: learning by doing or an entry ticket? Work Employ. Soc., 28 (5). S. 788 - 808. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1469-8722

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Abstract

Graduates from higher education often enter the labour market with a considerable amount of work experience. Using German data, we address the question of whether early work experience pays off upon labour market entry. We compare the labour market benefits of different types of work experience. This comparison allows us to more generally test hypotheses about different explanations of why education pays off. Results indicate that tertiary graduates do not profit from work experience that is unrelated to the field of study or was a mandatory part of the study programme. Even though field-related and voluntary work experience helps graduates to realize a fast integration into the labour market, it is not linked to higher chances for entering a favourable class position or to higher wages in the long run. These results provide evidence for the signalling explanation of educational benefits in the labour market rather than the human capital explanation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Weiss, Felix UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1685-3732 UNSPECIFIED Klein, Markus UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1195-8938 UNSPECIFIED Grauenhorst, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-428306
DOI:	10.1177/0950017013506772
Journal or Publication Title:	Work Employ. Soc.
Volume:	28
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 788 - 808
Date:	2014
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1469-8722
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; PROPENSITY SCORE; JOB; GERMANY; CREDENTIALS; SKILLS; STRATIFICATION; INEQUALITY; SIGNALS; DENMARK Multiple languages Economics; Industrial Relations & Labor; Sociology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/42830