Economic factors in the choice of studies and work
2019
Sannikova, A., University of Economics and Culture, Riga (Latvia) | Vevere, V., University of Economics and Culture, Riga (Latvia) | Grizane, T., Turiba Univ., Riga (Latvia) | Jankova, L., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia)
The research analysed changes in earnings in the regions of Latvia in the period 2010−2017 and the effect of the factor “earnings” on the choice of a university study programme by students and on the demand for jobs by the students in the labour market. The research conducted a survey of students (n=391) from seven Bachelor programmes pertaining to two fields – services and social sciences as well as business and law. A nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test revealed that in the choice of a programme for a profession, the factor “earnings” was statistically more significant than the factors “opportunity to do creative work”, “skill stability in the future” and “opportunity to work flexible hours”, while in the demand for a job it was more significant than the factor “enterprise reputation among the public”.
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