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Learning mobility grants and skill (mis)matching in the labour market: The case of the ‘Master and Back’ Programme |
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| Authors: | Riccardo Crescenzi Luisa Gagliardi Enrico Orru' |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom;2. Research Centre for Regional Economics, Transports and Tourism, (CERTeT), Bocconi University, Milano, Italy |
| Abstract: | This paper looks at the geographical mobility of graduate students and their skill matching in the labour market. The paper assesses the impact of a learning mobility grant scheme funded by the European Social Fund in Sardinia (ex‐Objective 1 region in the Italian Mezzogiorno). The scheme aims to foster regional human capital and increase the employability of local graduates by covering the cost of post‐graduate studies in other regions or countries. The econometric analysis is based on a unique dataset that combines administrative data on beneficiaries with information from a dedicated survey. The results suggest that learning mobility grants can reinforce skill matching only if the problem of self‐selection of the beneficiaries is properly addressed. |
| Keywords: | J24 J61 R23 R58 Mobility skills labour markets regions European Union |