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The Influences Of Institution Attended And Field Of Study On Graduates’ Starting Salaries

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  • Elisa Rose Birch

    (UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia)

  • Ian Li

    (UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia)

  • Paul W. Miller

    (UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia)

Abstract

This paper examines the determinants of Australian university graduates’ starting salaries, with an emphasis on the institution attended and field of study. It is shown that there is little difference between the starting salaries of students who attended Go8 universities and those who attended other universities. There are modest differences in starting salaries according to field of study. However, these differences are considerably less than those associated with the type of employment obtained. These results suggest it is what you do in the labour market, rather than where or what you have studied, that is the main determinant of labour market outcomes.

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  • Elisa Rose Birch & Ian Li & Paul W. Miller, 2008. "The Influences Of Institution Attended And Field Of Study On Graduates’ Starting Salaries," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 08-04, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwa:wpaper:08-04
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    7. Moshe Justman & Susan J. Méndez, 2016. "Gendered Selection of STEM Subjects for Matriculation," Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series wp2016n10, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne.
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    9. Prakhov, Ilya, 2023. "Indicators of higher education quality and salaries of university graduates in Russia," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    10. Lang, Kevin & Siniver, Erez, 2011. "Why is an elite undergraduate education valuable? Evidence from Israel," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 18(6), pages 767-777.

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