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Table 2 Linear probability models for migrants aged 18–64 being low, middle, or highly educated at the time of migration, 1990–1997

From: Liberalization of European migration and the immigration of skilled people to Sweden

 

Control: Other developed regions

 

1.1

1.2

2.1

2.2

3.1

3.2

 

Low1

Low2

Mid1

Mid2

High1

High2

EU-15 × 1994–1997

0.021**

0.036***

− 0.023**

0.001

0.001

− 0.037**

 

(0.008)

(0.011)

(0.011)

(0.016)

(0.011)

(0.016)

Age at migration

 

− 0.040***

 

− 0.043***

 

0.083***

  

(0.002)

 

(0.002)

 

(0.002)

Age2 at migration

 

0.001***

 

0.000***

 

− 0.001***

  

(0.000)

 

(0.000)

 

(0.000)

Female

 

− 0.037***

 

0.030***

 

0.007

  

(0.004)

 

(0.005)

 

(0.005)

Marriage

 

− 0.024***

 

0.004

 

0.020***

  

(0.005)

 

(0.006)

 

(0.006)

Children

 

0.110***

 

− 0.037***

 

− 0.073***

  

(0.006)

 

(0.007)

 

(0.006)

Human capital

 

− 1.184*

 

− 1.113

 

2.297**

  

(0.619)

 

(0.914)

 

(0.919)

Year of immigration FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Region of origin FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observations

35,266

35,266

35,266

35,266

35,266

35,266

Adjusted R2

0.206

0.233

0.407

0.434

0.501

0.535

  1. Robust standard errors in parentheses. Note (for all regression tables): Coefficient results are reported. Source: Statistics Sweden
  2. ***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1