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Table 5 Correlation between job-education mismatch and income from employment 1 year after graduation (pooled sample of first-wave survey, only employed graduates). OLS coefficients

From: Overeducation among Swiss university graduates: determinants and consequencesNicht ausbildungsadäquate Beschäftigung bei Universitätsabsolventinnen und -absolventen – Determinanten und Konsequenzen

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Job-education mismatch

− 0.042***

− 0.050***

− 0.055***

 

(0.016)

(0.012)

(0.010)

Control variables

Department, university, year of graduation

 

X

X

Proxies for abilities and interest

  

X

Socio-demographic characteristics

  

X

Adj. R-squared

0.002

0.134

0.192

N

9346

9346

9346

  1. Regression coefficients (OLS). Robust standard error in parentheses
  2. *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01