Table 1 Notations and explanations
Notation | Explanation |
|---|---|
\(L_j\) | Location (subregion at the NUTS level 4) \(L_j\) indexed by j |
\(C(L_j)\) | County of location \(L_j\). |
\(O_k\) | Occupation \(O_k\) (coded by ISCO) indexed by k. |
\(Y_{i,j}\) | Number of movements from location \(L_i\) to location \(L_j\). |
\(Y_{i,j}|_{k}\) | Number of movements from location \(L_i\) to location \(L_j\), restricted only to the occupation \(O_k\). |
\(HEI_m\) | Higher education institution (HEI) m, indexed by m. |
\(HEI(L_j)\) | 1, if there is an HEI at location \(L_j\). 0, otherwise. |
\(HEI_j|_k\) | 1, if there is an HEI that has a program for the expectation of occupation \(O_k\). |
\(L_{m}\) | Location (subregion at the NUTS level 4) of \(HEI_m\) |
\(RANK_{m,t}\) | Faculty excellence rank of \(HEI_m\) in year t (based on Eduline domestic HEI rank). |
\(A_{i,j,t}\) | Number of applications from location \(L_i\) to \(HEI_j\) in year t |
\(A_{m,m',t}\) | The number applications where \(HEI_m\) is ahead of \(HEI_m'\) on the preference list in year t |
\(I_j=GDI/cap(L_j)\) | Per-capita gross domestic income of location \(L_j\), and \(I_m\) will be used for GDI/cap at the location of \(HEI_m\). |
\(UR_j=UR(L_j)\) | Unemployment rate of location \(L_j\). |
\(E_n\) | Employee \(E_n\), indexed by n |
\(S^g_{k,j,m}(n)\) | Starting salary of a graduated employee \(E_n\) working in occupation \(O_k\) at location \(L_j\) and graduated in \(HEI_m\). |
\({\overline{S}}^n_k\) | Mean (starting) salary of undergraduate or not graduated employees in occupation \(O_k\). |
\({\overline{S}}^g_k\) | Mean (starting) salary of graduated employees in occupation \(O_k\). |
\({\overline{S}}^g_{k,j}\) | Mean (starting) salary of graduated employees in occupation \(O_k\) at location \(L_j\) |
\({\overline{S}}^g_{k,j,m}\) | Mean (starting) salary of graduated employees in occupation \(O_k\) at location \(L_j\), graduated from \(HEI_m\). |