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Video & presentation from NERI Seminar: 'Third level attainment & labour market outcomes of graduates by social class of origin in high-income EU member states; Evidence from EU SILC'

The seminar titled 'Third level attainment & labour market outcomes of graduates by social class of origin in high-income EU member states; Evidence from EU SILC' was presented by NERI economist, Ciarán Nugent. It took place on Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 15:30 in SIPTU, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1...
Upcoming

Public Spending Explained (title TBC)

The seminar titled 'Public Spending Explained (title TBC)' will be presented by Dr. Nat O'Connor, Maynooth University. It will take place on Wednesday 4 September 2024 at 15.30 in Dublin (venue to be confirmed). Attendance remotely is also an option, please indicate when registering if you would...

As graduate numbers outpace high-end employment opportunities in the Irish economy, graduates are increasingly having to take up lower paid employment

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Over a generation, Ireland has expanded third level education by more than almost any other EU country by vastly increasing the numbers of third level graduates from households with parents with lower levels of formal education. However, NERI economist Ciarán Nugent, summarising recent reports...

Labour market outcomes of third level graduates in high-income EU members. Is Father’s education important?

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In report series 34, NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent shows that in the process of third level education expansion in Ireland over the past generation, the share of graduates in high-end employment has fallen significantly and especially for graduates from households with lower levels of formal...

The Expansion of Third level education and Intergenerational Transmission of educational attainment in high-income EU countries

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In report series 33, NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent shows that as Ireland has gone from one of the countries with the lowest share of third level education in the sample to the highest, it did so by closing the third level education gap between those with parents with high levels of formal education...
Upcoming

Call for Papers - 12th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference

The 12th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference in association with the Sociology Department, Maynooth University will provide a forum for the presentation of research papers on labour market issues (North and south of Ireland and international). It is being held in The John Hume Theatre, School of...