Institute of Economic Research
Topic
Long term development of the private returns to tertiary education in Slovakia
PhD. program
Year of admission
2024
Name of the supervisor
Mgr. Miroslav Štefánik, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Fakulta sociálnych a ekonomických vied UK
Annotation
Together with other countries of the Middle and East European region, Slovakia experienced a dramatic
increase in the tertiary educated population. After 2010, the expansion of higher education was intensified by
the ageing of the population, limiting the age cohorts usually entering the universities. More recently,
universities have gained importance in attracting a skilled workforce with flows in and out of the country.
The student is expected to generate credible estimates of private returns to higher education using the EUSILC micro-data available for all EU countries since 2004. The long-term development of the private return to
tertiary education is going to be interpreted in the context of educational expansion, migration, but also other
potential explanatory factors, such as the innovativeness of the economy or changes in the structure of
employment.
increase in the tertiary educated population. After 2010, the expansion of higher education was intensified by
the ageing of the population, limiting the age cohorts usually entering the universities. More recently,
universities have gained importance in attracting a skilled workforce with flows in and out of the country.
The student is expected to generate credible estimates of private returns to higher education using the EUSILC micro-data available for all EU countries since 2004. The long-term development of the private return to
tertiary education is going to be interpreted in the context of educational expansion, migration, but also other
potential explanatory factors, such as the innovativeness of the economy or changes in the structure of
employment.