relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3188/
title: Education-job mismatch among international graduates of higher vocational education in the Netherlands
creator: Neuvenheim, Gavin
description: This research investigates education-job mismatch among international graduates of higher vocational education in the Netherlands. The number of international students graduating from Dutch higher education is increasing every year. However, the share of international graduates who are staying and working after graduation is relatively low. That is why this research examines whether this group is experiencing education-job mismatches, revealing whether international graduates have difficulty in finding matching jobs. If so, this might be a crucial factor in the decision to leave. For this research, data from the HBO monitor was used. A yearly survey conducted among graduates of Dutch higher vocational education. Research on international graduates in higher vocational education in relation to the education-job mismatch is lacking. For this reason, this thesis will investigate the education-job mismatch among international graduates in Dutch higher vocational education. A variety of graduate-backgrounds will be compared, including natives, first- and second-generation migrants. This allows for a comparison of outcomes with regard to mismatching among different graduate groups. Besides, several other characteristics are being controlled for like personal, educational and job factors. In the empirical analysis, five statistical models are presented. The first three are logistic regressions aimed at finding the determinants of a mismatch. The remaining models consist of a logistic regression and OLS regression. Both aimed at determining the effects on graduate job satisfaction and wage. Furthermore, this research looks how the graduate-background affects mismatch probability. Findings demonstrate that educational and job characteristics are the strongest mismatch determinants. Graduate job satisfaction levels and wage are negatively affected by mismatches and influenced by the graduate’s background. Furthermore, for international graduates no evidence was found that they are more or less likely to experience a mismatch. Based on this, it no conclusion can be made regarding the labor market position of international graduates who remained to work in the Netherlands. Additionally, results show that an ethnic penalty might exist among graduates who are second-generation migrants. They are found to be more prone to certain types of mismatch and have lower wages. However, among first-generation migrants there is no evidence for this ethnic penalty.
date: 2020
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3188/1/Final%20Thesis%20-%20Gavin%20Neuvenheim%20-%202.0.pdf
identifier:   Neuvenheim, Gavin  (2020) Education-job mismatch among international graduates of higher vocational education in the Netherlands.  Master thesis.