Table 2.
The selection of point estimates of the differences in the probability of overqualification across ancestry groups from LPMs (see Table 9 for full results)
| (1) | (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Model4 | Model5 | |
| Ancestry | ||
| (Reference = Sweden) | ||
| Finland | 0.010*** | 0.001 |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | |
| Other Nordic | 0.008** | 0.001 |
| (0.002) | (0.003) | |
| Other Western | 0.040*** | 0.048*** |
| (0.003) | (0.004) | |
| East-Eu | 0.042*** | 0.044*** |
| (0.003) | (0.004) | |
| Former Yugoslavia | 0.018*** | − 0.003 |
| (0.003) | (0.004) | |
| South-Eu | 0.021*** | 0.015** |
| (0.004) | (0.006) | |
| MENA | 0.027*** | − 0.010** |
| (0.003) | (0.004) | |
| Iran | 0.071*** | 0.025** |
| (0.006) | (0.008) | |
| Turkey | 0.010* | − 0.026*** |
| (0.004) | (0.005) | |
| Other | 0.039*** | − 0.002 |
| (0.003) | (0.004) | |
| G2.5 | ||
| (Reference = No) | ||
| Yes | − 0.012*** | − 0.013*** |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | |
| Gender | ||
| (Reference = Men) | ||
| Women | − 0.049*** | 0.001* |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Educational attainment | ||
| (Reference = Upper secondary) | ||
| Tertiary | 0.231*** | 0.303*** |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Interaction terms | ||
| Ancestry X Gender | ||
| Finland & Women | 0.005 | |
| (0.003) | ||
| Other Nordic & Women | 0.009* | |
| (0.004) | ||
| Other Western & Women | 0.004 | |
| (0.005) | ||
| East-Eu & Women | − 0.007 | |
| (0.006) | ||
| Former Yugoslavia & Women | − 0.005 | |
| (0.006) | ||
| South-Eu & Women | − 0.005 | |
| (0.009) | ||
| MENA & Women | 0.025*** | |
| (0.006) | ||
| Iran & Women | 0.029* | |
| (0.013) | ||
| Turkey & Women | − 0.001 | |
| (0.008) | ||
| Other & Women | 0.015** | |
| (0.005) | ||
| Ancestry X Educational attainment | ||
| Finland & Tertiary | 0.019*** | |
| (0.004) | ||
| Other Nordic & Tertiary | 0.008 | |
| (0.007) | ||
| Other Western & Tertiary | − 0.039*** | |
| (0.006) | ||
| East-Eu & Tertiary | − 0.022** | |
| (0.008) | ||
| Former Yugoslavia & Tertiary | 0.052*** | |
| (0.010) | ||
| South-Eu & Tertiary | − 0.005 | |
| (0.012) | ||
| MENA & Tertiary | 0.055*** | |
| (0.012) | ||
| Iran & Tertiary | 0.060** | |
| (0.019) | ||
| Turkey & Tertiary | 0.102*** | |
| (0.014) | ||
| Other & Tertiary | 0.071*** | |
| (0.009) | ||
| Ancestry X Gender X Educational attainment | ||
| Women & Tertiary | − 0.137*** | |
| (0.001) | ||
| Finland & Women & Tertiary | 0.006 | |
| (0.006) | ||
| Other Nordic & Women & Tertiary | − 0.001 | |
| (0.009) | ||
| Other Western & Women & Tertiary | 0.031*** | |
| (0.009) | ||
| East-Eu & Women & Tertiary | 0.041*** | |
| (0.010) | ||
| Former Yugoslavia & Women & Tertiary | 0.038** | |
| (0.014) | ||
| South-Eu & Women & Tertiary | 0.043** | |
| (0.016) | ||
| MENA & Women & Tertiary | 0.031* | |
| (0.015) | ||
| Iran & Women & Tertiary | 0.024 | |
| (0.027) | ||
| Turkey & Women & Tertiary | − 0.002 | |
| (0.019) | ||
| Other & Women & Tertiary | 0.019 | |
| (0.012) | ||
| Observations | 2,763,905 | 2,763,905 |
| Adjusted R-squared | 0.085 | 0.090 |
East-Eu = Eastern European. Suth-Eu = Southern European. Other = Other Non-Western. Standard errors in parentheses
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001