first employment location and residential location decisions of tu delft graduates
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Nicolò Wojewoda
M.Sc. in Engineering & Policy AnalysisFaculty of Technology, Policy and Management
TU Delft
FIRST EMPLOYMENT LOCATION AND RESIDENTIAL LOCATION DECISIONS OF
TU DELFT GRADUATES
OUR LIVES’ BIGGEST DECISIONS:
WHAT
WHO
WHERE
MY MOTIVATION BEHIND THIS STUDY
GUIDE YOU THROUGH:
RESEARCH CONTEXT
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
EMPIRICAL STUDY
CONCLUSION
HIGHLIGHT THE CONTENT,WITHOUT OVERLOOKING THE PROCESS
MY GOAL TODAY
RESEARCH CONTEXT
WORLDWIDE INSTITUTIONS (OECD, WORLD BANK, ...)
GOVERNMENTS (EU, NETHERLANDS, ...)
RESEARCHERS (RASPE, VAN OORT, FLORIDA, ...)
RESEARCH CONTEXTTHE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
“CREATION, ACQUISITION, CONSUMPTION AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE”
World Bank, 1998
MULTIPLE ROLES:
PRODUCTION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE
FORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
KNOWLEDGE VALORISATION
REGIONAL INNOVATION
START-UP INCUBATORS
...
RESEARCH CONTEXTUNIVERSITIES
MULTIPLE ROLES:
PRODUCTION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE
FORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
KNOWLEDGE VALORISATION
REGIONAL INNOVATION
START-UP INCUBATORS
...
RESEARCH CONTEXTUNIVERSITIES
RESEARCH CONTEXTDELFT AND HAAGLANDEN
DELFT
DELFT KENNISSTAD (TU DELFT, TNO, TECHNOPOLIS, ...)
HAAGLANDEN:
9 MUNICIPALITIES (ALSO DELFT)
COHESIVE HOUSING AND LABOUR MARKETS
“TECHNOLOGISCH INNOVATIEF COMPLEX DELFT”
Stadgewest Haaglanden, 2008
RESEARCH CONTEXTMAIN ISSUE
IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS’ MOBILITY ON ECONOMY
IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS’ MOBILITY ON SOCIAL STRUCTURES, ...
RELEVANCE TO POLICY OBJECTIVES OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
RESEARCH CONTEXTMAIN ISSUE
IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS’ MOBILITY ON ECONOMY
IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS’ MOBILITY ON SOCIAL STRUCTURES, ...
RELEVANCE TO POLICY OBJECTIVES OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
WHERE DO THEY GO?
WHY DO THEY DO IT?
HOW DO THEY DO IT?
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
RESEARCH THEMES:
LOCATION DECISIONS
RELOCATION
MOBILITY
MIGRATION
GRADUATE RETENTION
...
THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDEXISTING THEORIES AND MODELS
ASSOCIATED CONCEPTS:
UTILITY
ABSTRACT NEEDS
INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS
PULL-PUSH
PATHS AND PATTERNS
...
THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDA NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDA NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDA NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDA NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDA NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDA NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
EMPIRICAL STUDY
TARGET POPULATION: TU DELFT GRADUATES OF 2002 AND 2007 (M.Sc.) LIVING IN THE NETHERLANDS
POPULATION SIZE: 1109
# RESPONDENTS: 142
EMPIRICAL STUDYSURVEY
EMPIRICAL STUDYWHERE DO THEY GO? (1)
BEFORE...
EMPIRICAL STUDYWHERE DO THEY GO? (2)
...AFTER (LIVE) ...AFTER (WORK)
EMPIRICAL STUDYWHERE DO THEY GO? (3)
Delft Elsewhere Total
21 (16.9%) 103 (83.1%) 124 (100%)
Haaglanden Elsewhere Total
36 (29.0%) 88 (71.0%) 124 (100%)
South-Holland Elsewhere Total
66 (53.2%) 58 (46.8%) 124 (100%)
Randstad Elsewhere Total
101 (81.5%) 23 (18.5%) 124 (100%)FIRST EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONS
EMPIRICAL STUDYWHERE DO THEY GO? (4)
Delft Elsewhere Total
39 (30.5%) 89 (69.5%) 128 (100%)
Haaglanden Elsewhere Total
59 (46.1%) 69 (53.9%) 128 (100%)
South-Holland Elsewhere Total
86 (67.2%) 42 (32.8%) 128 (100%)
Randstad Elsewhere Total
108 (84.4%) 20 (15.6%) 128 (100%)RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS
EMPIRICAL STUDYWHERE DO THEY GO? (5)
Living WorkingDelft 39 (30.5%) 21 (16.9%)Den Haag 17 (13.3%) 9 (7.3%)Rotterdam 14 (10.9%) 13 (10.5%)Amsterdam 10 (7.8%) 19 (15.3%)
Utrecht 3 (2.3%) 5 (4.0%)Other cities 45 (35.2%) 57 (46%)
TOTAL 128 (100%) 124 (100%)
MAJOR CITIES
EMPIRICAL STUDYFACTORS AFFECTING LOCATION DECISION (TOP)
very important or fundamental (%, approx.)
interesting/challenging job
opportunity for career development
closeness to partner
housing opportunities
closeness to friends
commuting experience to work/study 42
44
44
50
73
82
EMPIRICAL STUDYFACTORS AFFECTING LOCATION DECISION (BOTTOM)
job benefits
cultural attractions
proximity to other important employers
physical setting
job for spouse/partner
opportunity to raise a family 11
12
13
15
17
20
very important or fundamental (%, approx.)
EMPIRICAL STUDYIMPORTANCE vs. SATISFACTION IN DELFT (1)
very important or fundamental (%)moderately satisfied or very satisfied (%)
interesting/challenging jobopportunity for career development
flexible job or working hoursstarting salary
022
.545
.067
.590
.0
%
EMPIRICAL STUDYIMPORTANCE vs. SATISFACTION IN DELFT (1)
very important or fundamental (%)moderately satisfied or very satisfied (%)
interesting/challenging jobopportunity for career development
flexible job or working hoursstarting salary
022
.545
.067
.590
.0
%
EMPIRICAL STUDYIMPORTANCE vs. SATISFACTION IN DELFT (2)
closeness to partnerhousing opportunities
closeness to friendscommuting experience to work/study
022
.545
.067
.590
.0
%
very important or fundamental (%)moderately satisfied or very satisfied (%)
EMPIRICAL STUDYIMPORTANCE vs. SATISFACTION IN DELFT (2)
closeness to partnerhousing opportunities
closeness to friendscommuting experience to work/study
022
.545
.067
.590
.0
%
very important or fundamental (%)moderately satisfied or very satisfied (%)
LIVING IN DELFT:
HARD TO TELL
EMPIRICAL STUDYPROFILES OF MOVERS AND STAYERS
WORKING IN DELFT:
HIGHER THESIS GRADE
FEMALE
LIVED IN DELFT BEFORE
SINGLE
2007 COHORT
BUT LOW SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS
EMPIRICAL STUDYDECISION-MAKING PROCESS/CONTEXT (1)
first job, then housingfirst housing, then job
housing and job at the same time 3031
78
TIME ORDER
EMPIRICAL STUDYDECISION-MAKING PROCESS/CONTEXT (2)
familyfriendspartner
childrenclassmates
professor/facultymedia 5
1818
17170
48
INPUT IN DECISION
CONCLUSION
WHERE?
ALMOST ALL IN RANDSTAD (>80%)
SOUTHERN RANDSTAD MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR LIVING
NORTHERN RANDSTAD MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR WORKING
MOST MOVE AWAY FROM DELFT (~70-85%)
HAAGLANDEN: LESS THAN 1/3 WORK THERE AND LESS THAN 1/2 LIVE THERE
CONCLUSIONSUMMARY OF RESULTS (1)
CONCLUSIONSUMMARY OF RESULTS (2)
WHY?
JOB AND CAREER
PARTNER AND FRIENDS
HOUSING
COMMUTING
HOW?
FIRST JOB, THEN HOUSING
INPUT OF PEOPLE CLOSE TO THEM
DELFT
FAILURE TO RETAIN GRADUATES
STRUCTURAL LIMITS
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED ON JOBS (APPEAL, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED IN DELFT (HOUSING)
LIMITED POLICY LEVERAGE
CONCLUSIONPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
HAAGLANDEN
PARTIAL FAILURE TO ATTRACT GRADUATES
LESS STRUCTURAL LIMITS
MORE POLICY LEVERAGE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
QUESTIONS?