Since the 1990s, UK government policy has sought to increase access to higher education,
with a plan to improve social mobility. However, enhancing the employability prospects for …

Against a backdrop of the growing crisis in higher education, the economic fallout of the
COVID-19 pandemic and a longer-term precaritisation of the youth and graduate labour …

Expected earnings matter for college major choices, and majors differ in both their average
earnings and the age profile of their earnings. We show that students' family background is …

This study fills significant gaps in knowledge around how familial dynamics shape First-in-
Family students' educational pathways, inform how they engage with the higher education …

We study the role of cognitive and non-cognitive skills in the university readiness and
performance of first-in-family students (FIFS) using nationally representative survey data and …

Expected earnings matter for college major choices, and majors differ in both their average
earnings and the age profile of their earnings. We show that students' family background is …

While it has been shown that university attendance is strongly predicted by parental
education, we know very little about why some potential'first in family'or first-generation …

We investigate the differences in labor market effects between a regular tertiary degree and
a tertiary degree obtained while working a job. Using multiple-year data that span the drastic …

We examine the differential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market
outcomes of graduate workers by their family background. Specifically, we compare first in …

This chapter aims to provide an updated but concise survey of progress in recent research
on gross monetary returns to years of schooling, as measured through Mincer earnings …