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Table 5 Predicted probabilities of educational mismatch in the current job for selected degrees

From: Mapping the (mis)match of university degrees in the graduate labor market

 

No mismatch

 

Horizontal

Individual of reference

78%

Individual of reference

2%

Medicine

99%

Journalism

14%

  

Political Science and Sociology

15%

  

History and Philosophy

25%

 

Vertical

 

Vertical and horizontal

Individual of reference

6%

Individual of reference

14%

Management and Economics Studies

19%

Labor Relations

40%

Business Studies

28%

Social Work

45%

  1. The individual of reference is a 30–34 years old man with no Master’s degree. The sum of the probabilities in the four situations is equal to 1 (100%)
  2. The odds practically do not change when considering women graduates
  3. Source: author's calculations