Project Details
Projekt
Social Networks and the Transition from Education to Work
Applicant
Dr. Tobias Roth
Subject Area
Empirical Social Research
Term
from 2014 to 2020
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 263907064
The Transition from the education system to the labour market is a crucial period in setting the course for the future working life. At the same time there is general agreement that social networks are important for the labour market success of individuals. While there is substantial research on these topics, relatively little empirical studies exist which analyze the influence of social networks on the transition from the educational system to the labour market. This is especially true for the German context. The aim of the planned project is to aid in closing this research gap. In order to do so, effects of the actual mobilization of social networks as well as of several network characteristics on the transition will be analyzed. Apart from the extensity and the social composition of the network, the ethnic network composition of migrants as well as gender specific network aspects will also be examined. Additionally, the question will be addressed, if correlations between networks and search success can really be traced back to causal network effects. To gain a comprehensive picture, besides the transition from secondary school to vocational training, the transition of bachelor´s graduates to the labour market will be investigated. Social capital approaches serve as a theoretical foundation for the planned project.
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