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Table 5 Robustness check: dependent variable split up by the four different types of the academic requirements profile

From: Brain drain from vocational to academic education at upper-secondary level? An empirical analysis for Switzerland

Variables

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Without industry controls

Without industry controls

With industry controls

With industry controls

Academic education rate

− 0.832

 

0.503

 

(2.141)

 

(2.258)

 

Alternative academic education rate

 

0.273

 

0.387

 

(1.661)

 

(2.033)

Percentage of immigrants

− 2.645

− 2.910

− 4.374

− 4.371

(2.572)

(2.580)

(3.697)

(3.695)

Percentage of full-time schooling VET (entries)

6.493***

6.459***

6.863***

6.856***

(0.789)

(0.797)

(0.811)

(0.815)

Percentage of graduates from compulsory school

− 97.49

− 99.05

− 117.5

− 116.2

(75.47)

(75.48)

(97.17)

(97.02)

Percentage of employees in Agriculture

  

12.20

12.05

  

(16.22)

(16.10)

Percentage of employees in production

  

6.961

6.932

  

(9.444)

(9.427)

Percentage of employees in other services

  

1.166

1.216

  

(9.797)

(9.783)

Percentage of employees in construction

  

9.563

9.784

  

(12.49)

(12.48)

Percentage of employees in retail

  

25.08**

25.02**

  

(10.41)

(10.39)

Percentage of employees in financial services and insurances

  

21.26**

21.20**

  

(10.72)

(10.70)

Percentage of employees in public administration and education

  

− 1.648

− 1.438

  

(14.58)

(14.58)

Constant

35.08***

34.91***

28.96***

28.93***

(1.325)

(1.300)

(8.331)

(8.331)

Type of academic requirements profile (language, foreign languages, science)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Language region dummy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Year dummies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observations

728

728

624

624

R2

0.156

0.156

0.198

0.198

Number of observations per year

104

104

104

104

  1. This table shows coefficients of a random effects regression. Standard errors in parentheses. Significance levels: *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1. The reference category for the share of employees in the different sectors is the health sector and for the type of academic requirements profiles is mathematics