The South-North Mobility of Italian College Graduates. An Empirical Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2235530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Capuano, Stella Capuano (0000-0001-7283-095X, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 538-549 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jcr023 |
| OpenAlex | W2141669301 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 21 |
In this article, I address the issue of whether ‘brain drain’ is taking place from the South to the North of Italy, i.e. whether the most skilled individuals have a greater propensity to move away from the South. I find evidence that the best college graduates have a higher probability of choosing Northern or Central Italy as a place of residence. The above results raise concerns about the growth potential of the South of Italy, which is already less developed than the rest of the country. Moreover, I consider the impact of family background on mobility. According to my results, having high-level self-employed parents significantly deters mobility, whereas parental education has no significant effect. I suggest an interpretation of this outcome that links social class membership to the individual propensity to move, and I provide some additional evidence in support of this hypothesis.
Art history · Library science · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · STELLA (programming language) · Computer Science · History · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Social Capital and Networks · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Migration strategies and occupational outcomes of southern Italian graduates
Moving from the South of Italy
Italian graduates’ geographical mobility patterns
The Proximity of Hybrid Universities as a Key Factor for Rural Development
Student mobility in Italy
Social selection in student mobility
Individual skills and student mobility in Italy
The power of the family
Self-Employment, Family Background, and Race
Financial Capital, Human Capital, and the Transition to Self‐Employment
Intergenerational transfers of public sector jobs
The North-South Differential In Italian Economic Development
Gendering the Varieties of Capitalism. A Study of Occupational Segregation by Sex in Advanced Industrial Societies
Self-Employment, Family Background, and Race
Job Search and Network Composition
Social Capital and Self-Employment
Mobility Regimes and Generative Mechanisms
Social Networks and Labour Market Outcomes
The Strength of Weak Ties
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |