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
 MY MOTIVATION BEHIND THIS STUDY

OUR LIVES’ BIGGEST DECISIONS:

WHAT
WHO
WHERE
 MY GOAL TODAY

GUIDE YOU THROUGH:

RESEARCH CONTEXT
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
EMPIRICAL STUDY
CONCLUSION

HIGHLIGHT THE CONTENT,

WITHOUT OVERLOOKING THE PROCESS
RESEARCH CONTEXT
 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, ...)
 RESEARCH CONTEXT
UNIVERSITIES

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

MULTIPLE ROLES:
PRODUCTION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE
FORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
KNOWLEDGE VALORISATION
REGIONAL INNOVATION
START-UP INCUBATORS
...
 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
 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
 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?
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
 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
...
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A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
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A NEW CONCEPTUAL APPROACH (detailed)
EMPIRICAL STUDY
 EMPIRICAL STUDY
SURVEY

TARGET POPULATION:
TU DELFT GRADUATES
OF 2002 AND 2007 (M.Sc.)
LIVING IN THE NETHERLANDS
POPULATION SIZE: 1109
# RESPONDENTS: 142
 EMPIRICAL STUDY
WHERE DO THEY GO? (1)

BEFORE...
 EMPIRICAL STUDY
WHERE DO THEY GO? (2)

...AFTER (LIVE) ...AFTER (WORK)

 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
 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
 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
 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

 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

 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

.5

.0

.5

.0
22

45

67

90
%
 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

.5

.0

.5

.0
22

45

67

90
%
 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

.5

.0

.5

.0
22

45

67

90
%
 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

.5

.0

.5

.0
22

45

67

90
%
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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

 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
 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
CONCLUSION
 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
 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
 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
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