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Efficiency Analysis of Graduate Alumni Insertion into the Labor Market as a Sustainable Development Goal

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  • Miguel Blanco

    (Department of General Economics, University of Cadiz, Avenue Enrique Villegas Velez, 2, 11002 Cadiz, Spain)

  • Lydia Bares

    (Department of General Economics, University of Cadiz, Avenue Enrique Villegas Velez, 2, 11002 Cadiz, Spain)

  • Marcos Ferasso

    (Economics and Business Sciences Department, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, R. de Santa Marta, 56, 1169-023 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

The assumption that greater education levels of a given population leads to better employability levels thanks to higher education institutions (HEI) is widely known. However, most of the research related to HEI is focused on the determination of efficiency levels from an eminently academic perspective. The objective of this research is to carry out a comparative analysis of the efficiency degree of Latin American universities in terms of labor insertion for their graduate alumni, in order to evaluate the Sustainable Development Goal 8 related to decent work and economic growth. The data enveloping analysis (DEA) methodology was implemented. Main results showed different levels of labor efficiency among the studied institutions that were classified into eight groups of universities. Likewise, it was noted that Latin American university students showed employment levels above those of workers with lower levels of education and training.

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  • Miguel Blanco & Lydia Bares & Marcos Ferasso, 2022. "Efficiency Analysis of Graduate Alumni Insertion into the Labor Market as a Sustainable Development Goal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:842-:d:723115
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    1. Elena-Loreni Baciu, 2022. "Employment Outcomes of Higher Education Graduates from during and after the 2007–2008 Financial Crisis: Evidence from a Romanian University," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-30, September.

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