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Tab. 3 Probit Regressions, Overqualification

From: Overqualification of graduates: assessing the role of family backgroundÜberqualifikation von Hochschulabsolventen: Welche Rolle spielt der familiäre Hintergrund?

 

Dependent variable: Overqualification

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

High PE a

\(-\) 0.062 \({}^{***}\)

(0.013)

\(-\) 0.041 \({}^{***}\)

(0.013)

\(-\) 0.033 \({}^{**}\)

(0.014)

(Pre-)Study characteristics:

      

Vocational education

  

0.021

(0.017)

0.011

(0.017)

School grade

\(-\) 0.023 \({}^{***}\)

(0.007)

\(-\) 0.010

(0.007)

\(-\) 0.004

(0.007)

University grade

\(-\) 0.050 \({}^{***}\)

(0.007)

\(-\) 0.053 \({}^{***}\)

(0.007)

\(-\) 0.041 \({}^{***}\)

(0.007)

Duration of study

  

0.017 \({}^{**}\)

(0.007)

0.014 \({}^{**}\)

(0.007)

University types, Subjects: b

      

Univ.: Medicine & Law

  

\(-\) 0.205 \({}^{***}\)

(0.008)

\(-\) 0.194 \({}^{***}\)

(0.008)

Univ.: Teaching

  

\(-\) 0.136 \({}^{***}\)

(0.013)

\(-\) 0.134 \({}^{***}\)

(0.012)

Univ.: STEM Subjects

  

\(-\) 0.164 \({}^{***}\)

(0.014)

\(-\) 0.146 \({}^{***}\)

(0.014)

UAS: STEM Subjects

  

\(-\) 0.103 \({}^{***}\)

(0.017)

\(-\) 0.091 \({}^{***}\)

(0.017)

Univ.: Bus & Econ

  

\(-\) 0.038 \({}^{**}\)

(0.019)

\(-\) 0.020

(0.020)

UAS: Bus & Econ

  

0.019

(0.032)

0.031

(0.033)

UAS: Soc & Cult Science

  

\(-\) 0.085 \({}^{***}\)

(0.023)

\(-\) 0.078 \({}^{***}\)

(0.023)

Job found through:

      

Agency of parents/friends

    

0.143 \({}^{***}\)

(0.029)

Job before studying

    

0.109 \({}^{***}\)

(0.035)

Job while studying

    

0.086 \({}^{***}\)

(0.022)

Internship

    

\(-\) 0.069 \({}^{***}\)

(0.015)

Worked during study: c

      

Yes: related to subject

    

\(-\) 0.042 \({}^{**}\)

(0.018)

Yes: not related to subject

    

\(-\) 0.012

(0.019)

Study was financed by:

      

Own work (in %)

    

0.001 \({}^{*}\)

(0.000)

Parental support (in %)

    

0.000

(0.000)

Distance work and native place: d

      

Between 50 km and 100 km

    

\(-\) 0.034 \({}^{**}\)

(0.016)

More than 100 km

    

\(-\) 0.051 \({}^{***}\)

(0.014)

Improve career prospects:

      

Commitment to the job

    

\(-\) 0.031 \({}^{**}\)

(0.013)

Gained experience abroad

    

\(-\) 0.035 \({}^{***}\)

(0.014)

Established social networks

    

0.006

(0.013)

Have been mobile

    

\(-\) 0.027 \({}^{*}\)

(0.014)

Attended additional courses

    

0.011

(0.013)

Future goals:

      

Above-average performance

    

\(-\) 0.029 \({}^{**}\)

(0.014)

Fully exploit own potential

    

0.019

(0.015)

Fill a leading position

    

\(-\) 0.002

(0.013)

Socio-demographics e

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Observations

3706

 

3706

 

3706

 

Pseudo \(R^{2}\)

0.047

 

0.126

 

0.166

 
  1. Probit estimations; Marginal effects (at the average); Standard errors in parentheses a Takes value one if at least one parent has a tertiary degree and zero otherwise b Reference: Univ: Social & Cultural Sciences c Reference: Not worked during study d Reference: Less than 50 km e Socio-demographic controls include age and dummies for gender, being married, and having children; Significant at 1 % \({}^{***}\), significant at 5 % \({}^{**}\), significant at 10 % \({}^{*}\).