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Same Degree, Different Start: How Family Background Shapes Graduates’ Early Careers

Same Degree, Different Start: How Family Background Shapes Graduates’ Early Careers
A university degree may level one playing field, but it does not necessarily make graduates’ first steps into the labour market equal. A new study by Maksim Nikitin and Vera Maltseva from the Centre for Skills Development and Vocational Education examines how family background continues to matter after graduation—shaping not only whether young people find work, but what kind of work they do.