Table 3.
Estimated differences in the probability of overqualification between the G2 and the G2.5 by ancestry groups, gender, and educational attainment from LPM (see Table 10 in the Appendix)
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men upper sec |
Men tertiary |
Women upper sec |
Women tertiary |
|
| Ancestry group | ||||
| (Reference = Sweden) | ||||
| Finland G2 | − 0.005 | 0.016* | − 0.006 | 0.012* |
| (0.003) | (0.008) | (0.004) | (0.006) | |
| Finland G2.5 | − 0.009*** | 0.008 | − 0.001 | 0.025*** |
| (0.002) | (0.005) | (0.002) | (0.004) | |
| Other Nordic G2 | 0.007 | − 0.004 | 0.020* | 0.060*** |
| (0.008) | (0.018) | (0.009) | (0.014) | |
| Other Nordic G2.5 | − 0.012*** | − 0.001 | − 0.004 | − 0.001 |
| (0.003) | (0.007) | (0.003) | (0.005) | |
| Other Western G2 | 0.055*** | 0.020 | 0.055*** | 0.042** |
| (0.009) | (0.015) | (0.011) | (0.013) | |
| Other Western G2.5 | 0.034*** | − 0.006 | 0.038*** | 0.030*** |
| (0.004) | (0.006) | (0.004) | (0.005) | |
| Eastern Europe G2 | 0.051*** | 0.020 | 0.048*** | 0.068*** |
| (0.007) | (0.011) | (0.008) | (0.009) | |
| Eustern Europe G2.5 | 0.028*** | 0.011 | 0.020*** | 0.039*** |
| (0.005) | (0.008) | (0.005) | (0.007) | |
| Former Yugoslavia G2 | − 0.001 | 0.056*** | − 0.012* | 0.088*** |
| (0.005) | (0.012) | (0.005) | (0.010) | |
| Former Yugoslavia G2.5 | − 0.018** | 0.027 | − 0.013 | 0.060*** |
| (0.006) | (0.015) | (0.007) | (0.012) | |
| Southern Europe G2 | 0.013 | 0.038* | 0.012 | 0.044** |
| (0.011) | (0.019) | (0.013) | (0.017) | |
| Southern Europe G2.5 | 0.003 | − 0.015 | − 0.003 | 0.036*** |
| (0.007) | (0.012) | (0.007) | (0.010) | |
| MENA G2 | − 0.013** | 0.068*** | 0.016** | 0.123*** |
| (0.004) | (0.014) | (0.005) | (0.011) | |
| MENA G2.5 | − 0.015 | − 0.006 | 0.002 | 0.049** |
| (0.008) | (0.018) | (0.009) | (0.015) | |
| Iran G2 | 0.025* | 0.111*** | 0.067*** | 0.154*** |
| (0.010) | (0.022) | (0.014) | (0.019) | |
| Iran G2.5 | 0.011 | 0.026 | 0.021 | 0.096*** |
| (0.014) | (0.028) | (0.016) | (0.026) | |
| Turkey G2 | − 0.026*** | 0.079*** | − 0.032*** | 0.079*** |
| (0.006) | (0.014) | (0.006) | (0.011) | |
| Turkey G2.5 | − 0.038** | 0.046 | − 0.011 | 0.027 |
| (0.012) | (0.035) | (0.015) | (0.028) | |
| Other Non-Western G2 | − 0.009 | 0.079*** | 0.009 | 0.136*** |
| (0.005) | (0.012) | (0.006) | (0.011) | |
| Other Non-Western G2.5 | − 0.010* | 0.050*** | 0.003 | 0.070*** |
| (0.004) | (0.010) | (0.005) | (0.009) | |
Upper sec. = Upper secondary degrees, Tertiary = Tertiary education degrees. Standard errors in parentheses
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001