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

The aim of this book is to analyze the performance of some Italian universitiesduring a pre-crisis period and an economic crisis period, on the basis of graduatecharacteristics and graduate placement statistics. The Electre model is used toproduce eighteen university rankings according to three different scenarios (Neutral,University and Job), three different roles ascribed to the key criteria (overeducationand mismatching), and two years corresponding to two postgraduation placementsampling 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 scenariosconsidered and graduate characteristics. Some differences are noted betweenthe two fields of study.