TABLE 7.
The wage effects of horizontal mismatch by degree field
| Dependent Variable: Log salary | White Male Model 1 | White Female Model 2 | Nonwhite Male Model 3 | Nonwhite Female Model 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mismatch* degree field | ||||
| Economics | −0.132* | −0.173* | −0.144* | −0.120 |
| (0.054) | (0.093) | (0.065) | (0.073) | |
| Political and related sciences | −0.196*** | −0.091 | −0.149** | −0.130* |
| (0.043) | (0.062) | (0.056) | (0.053) | |
| Psychology | −0.228*** | −0.197*** | −0.256*** | −0.196*** |
| (0.049) | (0.043) | (0.061) | (0.042) | |
| Sociology and anthropology | −0.260*** | −0.231*** | −0.154* | −0.325*** |
| (0.061) | (0.055) | (0.067) | (0.053) | |
| Other social sciences | −0.324*** | −0.140** | −0.348*** | −0.264*** |
| (0.072) | (0.068) | (0.082) | (0.062) | |
| Race: Asian (Ref: Black) | 0.189*** | 0.219*** | ||
| (0.045) | (0.038) | |||
| Hispanic | 0.138** | 0.057 | ||
| (0.043) | (0.034) | |||
| Other | 0.109 | 0.056 | ||
| (0.056) | (0.045) | |||
| Degree: Master (Ref: Bachelor) | 0.073* | 0.131*** | 0.050 | 0.167*** |
| (0.028) | (0.027) | (0.039) | (0.029) | |
| Doctorate | 0.468*** | 0.411*** | 0.466*** | 0.306* |
| (0.087) | (0.093) | (0.115) | (0.120) | |
| Professional | 0.120 | 0.466*** | 0.175 | 0.486*** |
| (0.123) | (0.099) | (0.202) | (0.124) | |
| Supervisor | 0.261*** | 0.263*** | 0.297*** | 0.211*** |
| (0.026) | (0.028) | (0.034) | (0.028) | |
| Training | 0.042 | 0.123*** | 0.189*** | 0.120*** |
| (0.025) | (0.027) | (0.033) | (0.027) | |
| Constant | 7.667*** | 7.530*** | 7.330*** | 7.783*** |
| (0.168) | (0.172) | (0.222) | (0.182) | |
| Observations | 3,191 | 3,946 | 2,008 | 3,333 |
| AdjR2 | 0.4103 | 0.3985 | 0.4252 | 0.4062 |
Note. Data 2013 National Survey of College Graduates.
SEs in parentheses:
***
p < 0.001
**
p < 0.01, and
*
p < 0.05.
All analyses include controls for age, marriage, children, full time status, work duration, employer size, employer type, and employer location.