Access to and returns from unpaid graduate internships

Publication type

Research Paper

Series Number

10845

Series

IZA Discussion Papers

Author

Publication date

June 15, 2017

Abstract:

We use the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey (DLHE) to estimate the socio-economic gradient in access to unpaid internships among English and Welsh graduates six months after completing their first degree, and the return to this internship experience 3 years later in terms of salary, occupation, contract type and career satisfaction. We show a significant salary penalty at 3.5 years after graduation compared with those going straight into paid work or further study, but also that graduates from higher socio-economic status have an advantage in accessing internships while being significantly insulated from their negative effects.

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Link

http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=10845

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