University Performance Before and During Economic Crises. An Analysis of Graduate Characteristics

Abstract

The aim of this book is to analyze the performance of some Italian universities during a pre-crisis period and an economic crisis period, on the basis of graduate characteristics and graduate placement statistics. The Electre model is used to produce eighteen university rankings according to three different scenarios (Neutral, University and Job), three different roles ascribed to the key criteria (overeducation and mismatching), and two years corresponding to two postgraduation placement sampling surveys carried out in a pre-crisis period (2006) and during a crisis period (2011). The eighteen rankings are based on Economics/Statistics and Political & Social Sciences graduates. The rankings vary both according to the different scenarios considered and graduate characteristics. Some differences are noted between the two fields of study.