Table 5 Heterogeneity analysis by regions of origin—Foreign-educated immigrants.
From: The returns to school-quality-adjusted education of immigrants in Germany
Dep. Var: Log(hourly wages) | OECD | Turkey | East Europe/FSU | Ex-Yugoslavia | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Years of education in Germany | 0.029*** | 0.015** | 0.031*** | 0.017* | 0.024** |
(0.008) | (0.007) | (0.005) | (0.009) | (0.012) | |
Years of education abroad (adjusted) | 0.022** | 0.007 | 0.013*** | 0.010 | \(-\) 0.004 |
(0.007) | (0.008) | (0.004) | (0.006) | (0.010) | |
Experience | 0.012*** | 0.019*** | 0.021*** | 0.0087** | 0.014** |
(0.004) | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.004) | (0.004) | |
(Experience-squared)/100 | \(-\) 0.017 | \(-\) 0.039*** | \(-\) 0.032*** | \(-\) 0.015*** | \(-\) 0.014*** |
(0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | |
Male | 0.260*** | 0.251*** | 0.181*** | 0.222*** | 0.218*** |
(0.026) | (0.025) | (0.019) | (0.030) | (0.051) | |
Age | 0.016* | 0.011 | 0.014** | 0.021** | 0.028* |
(0.009) | (0.008) | (0.006) | (0.009) | (0.015) | |
(Age-squared)/100 | \(-\) 0.019 | \(-\) 0.017** | \(-\) 0.023*** | \(-\) 0.033*** | \(-\) 0.027 |
(0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | |
Married | 0.028 | 0.048* | 0.020 | \(-\) 0.018 | 0.092** |
(0.027) | (0.027) | (0.019) | (0.031) | (0.042) | |
Year since migration | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.012* | \(-\)0.007 |
(0.005) | (0.005) | (0.003) | (0.006) | (0.008) | |
(Years since migration-squared)/100 | \(-\)0.009 | 0.005 | 0.014 | \(-\) 0.003 | \(-\) 0.004 |
(0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | |
Good German language skills | 0.067*** | 0.056*** | 0.123*** | \(-\)0.007 | 0.036 |
(0.022) | (0.020) | (0.016) | (0.027) | (0.037) | |
Constant | 1.415*** | 1.693*** | 1.171*** | 1.478*** | 1.491*** |
(0.202) | (0.140) | (0.147) | (0.202) | (0.304) | |
Other controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Person–year observations | 5649 | 4158 | 8529 | 2707 | 1757 |
R-squared | 0.300 | 0.351 | 0.292 | 0.238 | 0.404 |