Hire-Me-Not? The Influence of Grades and University Type on Labor Market Success

Authors

  • Prof. Kari Kristinsson School of Business, University of Iceland
  • Dr.Sigurdur Gudjonsson School of Business, University of Iceland
  • Inga Minelgaite University of Iceland; University of Johannesburg
  • Tinna Dahl Christiansen School of Business, University of Iceland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15823/p.2023.150.1

Keywords:

education, job market, grades, university type

Abstract

How effective is education as a signal for attracting future employers? With a sample of 143 human resource managers from Iceland's 300 largest companies, we conducted a framed field experiment to see if academic achievement and school choice influenced the job candidate's employability and salary. Candidates from public and private schools were seen as equally qualified and hirable, with public school candidates potentially getting offered a 9.8% higher salary.

Author Biographies

Prof. Kari Kristinsson, School of Business, University of Iceland

Professor, School of Business

Dr.Sigurdur Gudjonsson, School of Business, University of Iceland

Assist.prof. at School of Business

Tinna Dahl Christiansen, School of Business, University of Iceland

Department of Education and Public Health, Iceland

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Published

2023-09-18

How to Cite

Kristinsson, K. ., Guðjonsson, S., Minelgaite, I., & Christiansen, T. D. . (2023). Hire-Me-Not? The Influence of Grades and University Type on Labor Market Success. Pedagogy / Pedagogika, 150(2), 5–20. https://doi.org/10.15823/p.2023.150.1

Issue

Vol. 150 No. 2 (2023): Pedagogika

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2023 Prof. Kari Kristinsson, Dr.Sigurdur Gudjonsson, Inga Minelgaite, Tinna Dahl Christiansen

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