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Table 3 Results on effects of PYSM on Swedish course grade performance with family fixed-effects (reference = “No Pass”)

From: Parents’ years in Sweden and children’s educational performance

 

Pass (std. error)

Pass with distinction (std. error)

Pass with special distinction (std. error)

Obs.

Family obs.

Pseudo-R 2

Africa

1.20** (.04)

1.21** (.04)

1.24** (.06)

2357

847

.10

East Africa

1.15** (.05)

1.21** (.06)

1.15+ (.08)

1912

774

.07

Iraq

1.23** (.05)

1.30** (.06)

1.33** (.09)

1367

578

.11

Iran

1.25** (.08)

1.32** (.08)

1.24* (.09)

1588

737

.11

Lebanon

1.30** (.04)

1.34** (.05)

1.30** (.07)

2790

1038

.09

Turkey

1.21** (.02)

1.29** (.02)

1.31** (.03)

9217

3081

.12

Asia/Oceania

1.21** (.02)

1.26** (.03)

1.30** (.03)

8546

3175

.08

Chile

1.15** (.04)

1.16** (.06)

1.30** (.10)

1698

739

.10

South America

1.16* (.07)

1.25** (.09)

1.30* (.13)

784

336

.13

Non-EU-27 Europe

0.97 (.08)

0.90 (.08)

1.05 (.10)

591

248

.18

Former Yugoslavia

1.07** (.03)

1.15** (.03)

1.15** (.05)

6075

2617

.13

Former Soviet Union/Poland

1.14* (.06)

1.18** (.07)

1.26** (.07)

2223

986

.11

EU-27 and North America

1.09** (.03)

1.13** (.03)

1.19** (.05)

5055

2143

.11

Nordic

1.08** (.01)

1.11** (.04)

1.17** (.02)

17,466

7042

.16

  1. Notes: In addition, each regression also includes control variables for sex and firstborn status
  2. Source: SIP, 1989–2011
  3. Exponentiated coefficients; standard errors in parentheses
  4. + p < 0.10; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01