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Tab. 4 Probit Regressions by Family Background, Overqualification

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

 

Dependent variable: Overqualification

 

Low PE

High PE

 

(1)

(2)

(Pre-)Study characteristics:

    

Vocational education

0.003

(0.025)

0.019

(0.022)

School grade

\(-\) 0.012

(0.011)

0.006

(0.009)

University grade

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

(0.010)

\(-\) 0.037 \({}^{***}\)

(0.008)

Duration of study

0.020 \({}^{*}\)

(0.011)

0.007

(0.009)

University types, Subjects: a

    

Univ.: Medicine & Law

\(-\) 0.216 \({}^{***}\)

(0.013)

\(-\) 0.163 \({}^{***}\)

(0.012)

Univ.: Teaching

\(-\) 0.144 \({}^{***}\)

(0.022)

\(-\) 0.111 \({}^{***}\)

(0.012)

Univ.: STEM Subjects

\(-\) 0.147 \({}^{***}\)

(0.024)

\(-\) 0.131 \({}^{***}\)

(0.017)

UAS: STEM Subjects

\(-\) 0.081 \({}^{***}\)

(0.030)

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

(0.016)

Univ.: Bus & Econ

0.024

(0.035)

\(-\) 0.045 \({}^{**}\)

(0.020)

UAS: Bus & Econ

0.085

(0.052)

\(-\) 0.025

(0.035)

UAS: Soc & Cult Science

\(-\) 0.117 \({}^{***}\)

(0.032)

\(-\) 0.021

(0.036)

Job found through:

    

Agency of parents/friends

0.129 \({}^{***}\)

(0.041)

0.151 \({}^{***}\)

(0.041)

Job before studying

0.086 \({}^{*}\)

(0.045)

0.175 \({}^{***}\)

(0.065)

Job while studying

0.102 \({}^{***}\)

(0.033)

0.070 \({}^{**}\)

(0.029)

Internship

\(-\) 0.088 \({}^{***}\)

(0.024)

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

(0.018)

Worked during study: b

    

Yes: related to subject

\(-\) 0.081 \({}^{***}\)

(0.027)

\(-\) 0.001

(0.021)

Yes: not related to subject

\(-\) 0.043

(0.028)

0.028

(0.028)

Study was financed by:

    

Own work (in %)

0.001 \({}^{**}\)

(0.000)

\(-\) 0.000

(0.000)

Parental support (in %)

0.000

(0.000)

\(-\) 0.000

(0.000)

Distance work and native place: c

    

Between 50 km and 100 km

\(-\) 0.073 \({}^{***}\)

(0.022)

0.017

(0.025)

More than 100 km

\(-\) 0.073 \({}^{***}\)

(0.021)

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

(0.017)

Improve career prospects:

    

Commitment to the job

\(-\) 0.016

(0.020)

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

(0.016)

Gained experience abroad

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

(0.022)

\(-\) 0.030 \({}^{*}\)

(0.016)

Established social networks

\(-\) 0.012

(0.020)

0.030 \({}^{*}\)

(0.016)

Have been mobile

\(-\) 0.044 \({}^{**}\)

(0.022)

\(-\) 0.009

(0.018)

Attended additional courses

0.008

(0.020)

0.017

(0.016)

Future goals:

    

Above-average performance

\(-\) 0.023

(0.021)

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

(0.018)

Fully exploit own potential

0.001

(0.024)

0.034 \({}^{*}\)

(0.018)

Fill a leading position

0.007

(0.020)

\(-\) 0.013

(0.017)

Socio-demographics d

Yes

 

Yes

 

Observations

1997

 

1709

 

Pseudo \(R^{2}\)

0.150

 

0.202

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