Tag: Spatial mobility

Social inequalities in graduates’ labour market outcomes: the role of spatial mobility and job opportunities

AQMeN Blogs, Education and social stratification

In the UK, research has consistently found that university graduates from more advantaged social classes have a better chance of entering professional or managerial jobs compared to their counterparts from less advantaged social classes. At the same time, another body of research has pointed out that spatial mobility, i.e. moving to a different area, can increase graduates’ chances of attaining

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Social inequalities in graduates’ labour market outcomes

Education and social stratification, Projects

There are a number of areas of focus within this project: 1. Social inequalities in graduates’ occupational destinations This project aimed to assess whether and to what extent social inequalities in early occupational destinations among graduates exist. In a comparative framework, we asked whether the effect of social origin on graduates’ occupational attainment differs between Germany and the UK, two

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