Presentation of my Engineering & Policy Analysis M.Sc. graduation project.

1. FIRST EMPLOYMENT LOCATION AND
RESIDENTIAL LOCATION DECISIONS OF
TU DELFT GRADUATES
Nicolò Wojewoda
M.Sc. in Engineering & Policy Analysis
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management
TU Delft

2. MY MOTIVATION BEHIND THIS STUDY
OUR LIVES’ BIGGEST DECISIONS:
WHAT
WHO
WHERE

3. MY GOAL TODAY
GUIDE YOU THROUGH:
RESEARCH CONTEXT
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
EMPIRICAL STUDY
CONCLUSION
HIGHLIGHT THE CONTENT,
WITHOUT OVERLOOKING THE PROCESS

4. RESEARCH CONTEXT

5. RESEARCH CONTEXT
THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
“CREATION,
ACQUISITION,
CONSUMPTION AND
DIFFUSION OF
KNOWLEDGE”
World Bank, 1998
WORLDWIDE INSTITUTIONS (OECD, WORLD BANK, ...)
GOVERNMENTS (EU, NETHERLANDS, ...)
RESEARCHERS (RASPE,VAN OORT, FLORIDA, ...)

6. RESEARCH CONTEXT
UNIVERSITIES
MULTIPLE ROLES:
PRODUCTION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE
FORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
KNOWLEDGE VALORISATION
REGIONAL INNOVATION
START-UP INCUBATORS
...

7. RESEARCH CONTEXT
UNIVERSITIES
MULTIPLE ROLES:
PRODUCTION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE
FORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
KNOWLEDGE VALORISATION
REGIONAL INNOVATION
START-UP INCUBATORS
...

8. RESEARCH CONTEXT
DELFT AND HAAGLANDEN
DELFT
DELFT KENNISSTAD (TU
DELFT, TNO, TECHNOPOLIS, ...)
HAAGLANDEN:
9 MUNICIPALITIES (ALSO DELFT)
COHESIVE HOUSING AND
LABOUR MARKETS
“TECHNOLOGISCH
INNOVATIEF COMPLEX
DELFT”
Stadgewest
Haaglanden, 2008

9. RESEARCH CONTEXT
MAIN ISSUE
IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS’ MOBILITY
ON ECONOMY
IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS’ MOBILITY
ON SOCIAL STRUCTURES, ...
RELEVANCE TO POLICY OBJECTIVES OF LOCAL
STAKEHOLDERS

10. RESEARCH CONTEXT
MAIN ISSUE
IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS’ MOBILITY
ON ECONOMY
IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS’ MOBILITY
ON SOCIAL STRUCTURES, ...
RELEVANCE TO POLICY OBJECTIVES OF LOCAL
STAKEHOLDERS
WHERE DO THEY GO?
WHY DO THEY DO IT?
HOW DO THEY DO IT?

11. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

12. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
EXISTING THEORIES AND MODELS
RESEARCH THEMES:
LOCATION DECISIONS
RELOCATION
MOBILITY ASSOCIATED CONCEPTS:
MIGRATION UTILITY
GRADUATE RETENTION ABSTRACT NEEDS
... INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS
PULL-PUSH
PATHS AND PATTERNS
...

13. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH

14. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)

15. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)

16. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)

17. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)

18. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)

19. EMPIRICAL STUDY

20. EMPIRICAL STUDY
SURVEY
TARGET POPULATION:
TU DELFT GRADUATES
OF 2002 AND 2007 (M.Sc.)
LIVING IN THE NETHERLANDS
POPULATION SIZE: 1109
# RESPONDENTS: 142

21. EMPIRICAL STUDY
WHERE DO THEY GO? (1)
BEFORE...

22. EMPIRICAL STUDY
WHERE DO THEY GO? (2)
...AFTER (LIVE) ...AFTER (WORK)

23. EMPIRICAL STUDY
WHERE DO THEY GO? (3)
Delft Elsewhere Total
21 (16.9%) 103 (83.1%) 124 (100%)
Haaglanden Elsewhere Total
36 (29.0%) 88 (71.0%) 124 (100%)
South-Holland Elsewhere Total
66 (53.2%) 58 (46.8%) 124 (100%)
Randstad Elsewhere Total
101 (81.5%) 23 (18.5%) 124 (100%)
FIRST
EMPLOYMENT
LOCATIONS

24. EMPIRICAL STUDY
WHERE DO THEY GO? (4)
Delft Elsewhere Total
39 (30.5%) 89 (69.5%) 128 (100%)
Haaglanden Elsewhere Total
59 (46.1%) 69 (53.9%) 128 (100%)
South-Holland Elsewhere Total
86 (67.2%) 42 (32.8%) 128 (100%)
Randstad Elsewhere Total
108 (84.4%) 20 (15.6%) 128 (100%)
RESIDENTIAL
LOCATIONS

25. EMPIRICAL STUDY
WHERE DO THEY GO? (5)
Living Working
Delft 39 (30.5%) 21 (16.9%)
Den Haag 17 (13.3%) 9 (7.3%)
Rotterdam 14 (10.9%) 13 (10.5%)
Amsterdam 10 (7.8%) 19 (15.3%)
Utrecht 3 (2.3%) 5 (4.0%)
Other cities 45 (35.2%) 57 (46%)
TOTAL 128 (100%) 124 (100%)
MAJOR CITIES

26. EMPIRICAL STUDY
FACTORS AFFECTING LOCATION DECISION (TOP)
very important or fundamental (%, approx.)
interesting/challenging job 82
opportunity for career development 73
closeness to partner 50
housing opportunities 44
closeness to friends 44
commuting experience to work/study 42

27. EMPIRICAL STUDY
FACTORS AFFECTING LOCATION DECISION (BOTTOM)
very important or fundamental (%, approx.)
job benefits 20
cultural attractions 17
proximity to other important employers 15
physical setting 13
job for spouse/partner 12
opportunity to raise a family 11

28. EMPIRICAL STUDY
IMPORTANCE vs. SATISFACTION IN DELFT (1)
very important or fundamental (%)
moderately satisfied or very satisfied (%)
interesting/challenging job
opportunity for career development
flexible job or working hours
starting salary
0
.5
.0
.5
.0
22
45
67
90
%

29. EMPIRICAL STUDY
IMPORTANCE vs. SATISFACTION IN DELFT (1)
very important or fundamental (%)
moderately satisfied or very satisfied (%)
interesting/challenging job
opportunity for career development
flexible job or working hours
starting salary
0
.5
.0
.5
.0
22
45
67
90
%

30. EMPIRICAL STUDY
IMPORTANCE vs. SATISFACTION IN DELFT (2)
very important or fundamental (%)
moderately satisfied or very satisfied (%)
closeness to partner
housing opportunities
closeness to friends
commuting experience to work/study
0
.5
.0
.5
.0
22
45
67
90
%

31. EMPIRICAL STUDY
IMPORTANCE vs. SATISFACTION IN DELFT (2)
very important or fundamental (%)
moderately satisfied or very satisfied (%)
closeness to partner
housing opportunities
closeness to friends
commuting experience to work/study
0
.5
.0
.5
.0
22
45
67
90
%

32. EMPIRICAL STUDY
PROFILES OF MOVERS AND STAYERS
LIVING IN DELFT:
HARD TO TELL
WORKING IN DELFT:
HIGHER THESIS GRADE
FEMALE
LIVED IN DELFT BEFORE
SINGLE
2007 COHORT
BUT LOW SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS

33. EMPIRICAL STUDY
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS/CONTEXT (1)
TIME ORDER
first job, then housing 78
first housing, then job 31
housing and job at the same time 30

34. EMPIRICAL STUDY
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS/CONTEXT (2)
INPUT IN DECISION
family 48
friends 70
partner 71
children 1
classmates 18
professor/faculty 18
media 5

35. CONCLUSION

36. CONCLUSION
SUMMARY OF RESULTS (1)
WHERE?
ALMOST ALL IN RANDSTAD (>80%)
SOUTHERN RANDSTAD MORE
ATTRACTIVE FOR LIVING
NORTHERN RANDSTAD MORE
ATTRACTIVE FOR WORKING
MOST MOVE AWAY FROM DELFT (~70-85%)
HAAGLANDEN: LESS THAN 1/3 WORK
THERE AND LESS THAN 1/2 LIVE THERE

37. CONCLUSION
SUMMARY OF RESULTS (2)
WHY?
JOB AND CAREER
PARTNER AND FRIENDS
HOUSING
COMMUTING
HOW?
FIRST JOB, THEN HOUSING
INPUT OF PEOPLE CLOSE TO THEM

38. CONCLUSION
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
DELFT
FAILURE TO RETAIN GRADUATES
STRUCTURAL LIMITS
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED ON JOBS
(APPEAL, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED IN DELFT
(HOUSING) HAAGLANDEN
LIMITED POLICY LEVERAGE PARTIAL FAILURE TO
ATTRACT GRADUATES
LESS STRUCTURAL
LIMITS
MORE POLICY
LEVERAGE

39. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

40. QUESTIONS?