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Does working while studying influence graduate employability?
April 2021
Antonio Di Paolo and Alessia Matano, AQR-IREA, University of Barcelona
Is it possible to secure better employment by working prior to obtaining a university qualification? This analysis shows that it is, but only if the job is related to the degree’s content.
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Are policies designed to prevent early school leaving working in Spain?
March 2021
Javier Mato Díaz, Ángel Alonso Domínguez, Rosario González Arias and Israel Escudero Castillo, Universidad de Oviedo
Is the Learning and Performance Improvement Programme (PMAR) effective for the prevention of early school leaving? According to this study, participating in the PMAR increases the probability of obtaining an ESO qualification by 12%.
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The evolution of employment precarity among young people in Spain, 2008-2018
March 2021
M. Àngels Cabasés, Miquel Úbeda and M. Jesús Gómez, Universitat de Lleida;Carles Feixa and José Sánchez, Universitat Pompeu Fabra;Carme Riera, Universitat de Barcelona
Labour precarity among young people especially affects women. They occupy worse-paid positions with higher rates of temporary work than men.