Anchoring talent to regions: The role of universities in graduate retention through employment and entrepreneurship

Fumi Kitagawa; Chiara Marzocchi; Mabel Sanchez Barrioluengo; Elvira Uyarra

doi:10.1080/00343404.2021.1904136

Anchoring talent to regions: The role of universities in graduate retention through employment and entrepreneurship

Fumi Kitagawa, Chiara Marzocchi, Mabel Sanchez Barrioluengo, Elvira Uyarra

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Drawing on the concept of human capital externalities, this paper investigates universities’ contribution to regional economies by analysing two types of graduate retention: labour retention (graduates employed in the region where they studied) and entrepreneurship retention (graduates starting businesses in the region where they studied). Using a panel of English universities (2010/11–2015/16), the paper examines the extent to which the specialization and diversification of universities’ subject mix influences graduate retention rates across urban and non-urban areas. Findings show that agglomeration dynamics affect labour and entrepreneurship retention differently, and that universities’ knowledge offer (subject specialization) matters across diverse geographical contexts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1001-1014
Number of pages	15
Journal	Regional Studies
Volume	56
Issue number	6
Early online date	9 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1904136
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2022

Keywords

graduate retention
graduate entrepreneurship
human capital externalities
universities
subject specialization
metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas

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