Wages of Czech graduates: The positive effects of work experience gained before graduation
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Higher Education in Russia and Beyond |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | Published article |
| Keywords | Wages; graduates; work experience; Masaryk University |
| Attached files | |
| Description | This study evaluates the wage effects of student employment. This empirical analysis employs data from a Masaryk University alumni survey conducted in April 2020. Research shows that students who worked before graduation and continued the same employment after graduation earn 8% more relative to graduates who started a new employment after graduation. The results are robust to the inclusion of controls for student academic performance, education specialization, and job characteristics. A striking result is that a high gender pay gap (over 20%) emerges very early in the career of university graduates. |