Table 4 Multinomial logistic regression: determinants of job-education mismatch (1 year after graduation, pooled sample of first-wave survey). Average marginal effects

Proxies for abilities and interests

Grade: bottom quintile

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Grade: second-lowest quintile

− 0.071***

(0.018)

0.039***

(0.010)

0.032**

(0.014)

Grade: middle quintile

− 0.053***

(0.011)

0.033***

(0.009)

0.019**

(0.009)

Grade: second-highest quintile

0.037***

(0.012)

− 0.026***

(0.009)

− 0.011

(0.009)

Grade: top quintile

0.090***

(0.010)

− 0.039***

(0.009)

− 0.051***

(0.009)

Average study duration

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Number of years of study above the median

− 0.020***

(0.006)

0.006**

(0.003)

0.014***

(0.005)

Number of years of study below the median

0.010

(0.010)

− 0.002

(0.009)

− 0.008

(0.008)

Student job related to studies

0.111***

(0.010)

− 0.040***

(0.007)

− 0.071***

(0.008)

Student job unrelated to studies

− 0.042***

(0.012)

0.056***

(0.010)

− 0.014*

(0.008)

Mobility semester (domestic or foreign)

− 0.002

(0.010)

− 0.008

(0.007)

0.010

(0.007)

Socio-demographic characteristics

Female

0.005

(0.010)

0.006

(0.005)

− 0.011

(0.010)

Age at first-wave survey

− 0.000

(0.002)

0.007***

(0.001)

− 0.006***

(0.001)

Mother with tertiary degree

0.000

(0.008)

− 0.009

(0.007)

0.009

(0.007)

Father with tertiary degree

− 0.012

(0.009)

− 0.001

(0.008)

0.013*

(0.007)

Swiss national

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Foreigner educated in Switzerland

− 0.043***

(0.017)

0.010

(0.011)

0.033**

(0.017)

Foreigner educated abroad

− 0.031

(0.024)

0.001

(0.014)

0.03

(0.022)

Structural characteristics

Unemployment rate in language region

− 0.044

(0.031)

− 0.009

(0.023)

0.053**

(0.021)

Change in number of graduates

− 0.013

(0.022)

0.046***

(0.012)

− 0.032

(0.019)

Fixed effects

Departments

X

X

X

Universities

X

X

X

Year of graduation

X

X

X

Pseudo R-squared

0.087

N

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