Graduate Migration and Early‐career Labor Market Outcomes: Do Education Programs and Qualification Levels Matter?

Mitze, Timo; Javakhishvili‐Larsen, Nino

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“…Gunarathne and Jayasinghe [ 10 ] postulate that youth unemployment is more than half the overall unemployment rate; they make migration decisions rather than stay "unemployed" in Sri Lanka. As a result, middle-class populations also give in to student migration in the country [ 11 ]. However, from an economic perspective, it is not easy for returning students, having completed their studies, because migration often reflects some students’ desire to enter the labour market in the destination country.…”

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Unveiling Sri Lanka’s brain drain and labour market pressure: A study of macroeconomic factors on migration

Kaluarachchi,

Jayathilaka

2024

PLoS ONE

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The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of GDP per capita income (GDPPCI), unemployment, higher education (HE), and economic growth (EG) on migration in Sri Lanka. Numerous global and local studies have explored the influence of macroeconomic and socioeconomic factors on migration. In the Sri Lankan context, fewer studies have probed the impact of GDPPCI, unemployment, HE, and EG on migration, particularly concerning brain drain and domestic labour market pressure. An applied research methodology was adopted, utilising annual data from 1986 to 2022. The statistical data were sourced from reports by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Labor Force Survey Data from the Department of Census and Statistics (LFSDCS), and University Grants Commissions (UGC). This study utilised the Vector Error Correlation model (VECM), Vector Auto-regression (VAR), and Granger Causality test through STATA. The empirical findings of the VAR model highlighted that GDPPCI and EG negatively impact migration, whereas unemployment and HE positively affect migration. The study’s implications demonstrated that GDPPCI, unemployment, HE, and EG were the primary factors influencing the country’s migration decisions. These findings will hopefully inform and guide the Sri Lankan government and policymakers for more effective decision-making.

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Unveiling Sri Lanka’s brain drain and labour market pressure: A study of macroeconomic factors on migration

Kaluarachchi,

Jayathilaka

2024

PLoS ONE

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“…The impact of interregional migration on graduate labor market outcomes has been extensively covered in the literature (Ghosh & Grassi, 2020;Kidd et al, 2017;Mitze & Javakhishvili-Larsen, 2020;Perales, 2017). Despite significant scholarly interest in UK graduate migration, limited research has specifically explored ethnic differences in migration behavior, with the notable exception of Faggian et al's (2006) influential study on ethnicity and sequential graduate migration.…”

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Ethnicity and UK graduate migration: An identity economics approach

Brophy

2024

Journal of Regional Science

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This paper reports on the employment migration behavior of non‐White ethnic minority graduates in the United Kingdom for the 2018/2019 graduation cohort, which is the last cohort to enter the labor market before the COVID‐19 pandemic. Using data from the new Graduate Outcomes survey and controlling for a rich set of background characteristics, the findings indicate that ethnic minority graduates are more likely than their White counterparts to find work in ethnically diverse areas of the United Kingdom after leaving higher education. An identity utility framework is then formalized that combines identity economics with traditional approaches of human capital theory and job search theory. A test of an ethnic identity‐based hypothesis reveals that Asian, Black, and Mixed‐background graduates are comparatively more likely to migrate to areas with higher ethnic diversity levels, rather than less diverse areas. In addition to traditional explanations based on human capital theory and job search theory, this paper argues that these patterns are best explained by ethnic identity norms, which introduce a preference for working in ethnically diverse places. However, the results should be interpreted with some caution because of concerns related to heterogeneity within the ethnic group classifications used in the paper and possible omitted and unobserved variables.

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Interconnections in the education–migration–labor market chain in Central and Eastern Europe

Mukhtarova,

Nurtazina,

Krawczyk

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Problems and Perspectives in Management

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This study examines the interconnections between transformations in the education sphere, migrations waves, and labor market in 2000–2021 based on a panel data set for 14 Central and Eastern European countries (7 – former members of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; 5 – former republics of the USSR, and 2 – former republics of Yugoslavia). Statistical data were collected from the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the International Labour Organization databases. To describe this interconnection, a pool of parameters was formed. Those that cause the greatest variability were selected using exploratory factor analysis: for education – the number of teachers and students in higher education and public spending on education; for migration – the net migration flow, personal remittances sent and received; for labor market –unemployment rate and the share of highly educated people among the employed. Confirmatory factor analysis identified the most influential determinants: for education – the number of students in higher education; for migration – paid personal remittances; for labor market – unemployment rate. The covariance analysis demonstrated a robust direct correlation between education and migration (positive shifts in the education sector serve as a catalyst for pursuing superior employment opportunities or continuing education abroad). A relatively weak direct correlation was between education and the labor market (a more highly educated workforce has only a limited impact on the structure and dynamics of the labor market). Finally, a moderate inverse correlation was between migration and the labor market (deteriorating labor market conditions give rise to migration waves). AcknowledgmentThis study is funded in terms of the projects “Business-Education-Science” Coopetition: Institutional and Economic Models of Innovation Transfer for National Security and Sustainable Development (№ 0122U000772) and “Modelling educational transformations in wartime to preserve the intellectual capital and innovative potential of Ukraine” (№0123U100114).

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Graduate Migration and Early‐career Labor Market Outcomes: Do Education Programs and Qualification Levels Matter?

Cited by 4 publications

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Unveiling Sri Lanka’s brain drain and labour market pressure: A study of macroeconomic factors on migration

Unveiling Sri Lanka’s brain drain and labour market pressure: A study of macroeconomic factors on migration

Ethnicity and UK graduate migration: An identity economics approach

Interconnections in the education–migration–labor market chain in Central and Eastern Europe

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