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ABSTRACT
This article describes the conclusions of a research project into the
relationship between a university education and choice of area of residence
among nurses and business economics graduates in Iceland. To obtain a
response to the research question, primary data was collected from the
authorities and from the database of the University of Iceland Social
Science Research Institute. A questionnaire were also distributed among
graduates in nursing, business administration and business economics from
the University of Akureyri and the University of Iceland.
The conclusions indicate that a university education strongly affects regional
issues in a variety of ways. Graduates from the University of Iceland are
much more likely to settle down in the Reykjavík area than those who
graduated from the University of Akureyri and vice versa. A university
education also has a considerable effect on employment earnings in different
constituencies, and a survey demonstrates that the local origin of the
respondents and their parents' home district strongly affects their choice
of university and selection of settlement after their studies have been
completed.
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