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Table 8 Estimation results of random-effects models of log hourly wage for workers in West Germany only

From: Place of study, field of study and labour-market region: What matters for wage differences among higher-education graduates?

 

M0

M1

M2

M3

M4a

M4b

Grade of entrance certificate (reverse-coded)

 

0.052*** (0.015)

0.049** (0.015)

0.042** (0.014)

0.040** (0.014)

0.042** (0.014)

Gender (female)

 

− 0.129*** (0.018)

− 0.119*** (0.018)

− 0.057** (0.019)

− 0.057** (0.019)

− 0.057** (0.019)

Age (years)

 

0.023*** (0.004)

0.017*** (0.004)

0.011** (0.004)

0.011** (0.004)

0.011** (0.004)

Parents have higher education

 

0.030~ (0.018)

0.021 (0.018)

0.019 (0.016)

0.018 (0.016)

0.019 (0.016)

Degree at type of institution

(ref. diploma—UAS)

 Diploma/Magister—Univ.

  

− 0.052 (0.033)

− 0.004 (0.026)

− 0.003 (0.026)

− 0.004 (0.026)

 Bachelor—UAS

  

− 0.098*** (0.030)

− 0.129*** (0.026)

− 0.129*** (0.026)

− 0.129*** (0.026)

 Bachelor—Univ.

  

− 0.270*** (0.040)

− 0.213*** (0.033)

− 0.211*** (0.033)

− 0.213*** (0.033)

 State examination—UAS

  

− 0.055 (0.042)

− 0.125** (0.047)

− 0.123** (0.047)

− 0.125** (0.047)

NUTS-2 earnings (in €100)

    

0.008~ (0.005)

 

Constant

2.756*** (0.016)

2.006*** (0.132)

2.274*** (0.136)

2.335*** (0.130)

2.086*** (0.194)

2.335*** (0.130)

Random-effects part

 SD (HEI)

0.138*** (0.016)

0.119*** (0.015)

0.111*** (0.014)

0.025*** (0.025)

0.023** (0.028)

0.025*** (0.025)

 SD (Individual)

0.346*** (0.006)

0.337*** (0.006)

0.332*** (0.006)

0.312*** (0.006)

0.312*** (0.006)

0.312*** (0.006)

 SD (FoS)

   

0.164*** (0.020)

0.164*** (0.020)

0.164*** (0.020)

 SD (AdReg)

     

0.000*** (0.000)

Log-Likelihood

− 629.361

− 580.346

− 551.332

− 454.278

− 452.782

− 454.278

ICC HEI

0.137

0.112

0.100

0.005

0.004

0.005

ICC FoS

   

0.215

0.216

0.215

ICC AdReg

     

0.000

N individuals

1593

1593

1593

1593

1593

1593

N HEI

142

142

142

142

142

142

N FoS

52

52

52

52

52

52

N AdReg

30

30

30

30

30

30

  1. Standard errors in parentheses; standard deviations of random effects are reported
  2. ~p < 0.10, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  3. Data source: DZHW Graduate Panel 2009; BBSR Bonn 2019, authors’ calculations
  4. UAS university of applied sciences, Univ. university, HEI higher-education institutions, FoS field of study, AdReg administrative region