Marginal effects of factors associated with postdoc attainment
| Social Sciences | STEM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Individual factors | ||||
| Female | −0.006 (0.005) | −0.006 (0.005) | −0.019*** (0.003) | −0.023*** (0.004) |
| Temporary resident | 0.059*** (0.005) | 0.059*** (0.005) | 0.144*** (0.002) | 0.171*** (0.003) |
| Asian | 0.054*** (0.006) | 0.053*** (0.006) | −0.005* (0.002) | −0.006** (0.003) |
| Black | 0.061*** (0.008) | 0.061*** (0.008) | −0.019*** (0.007) | −0.023*** (0.008) |
| Hispanic | 0.027*** (0.007) | 0.027*** (0.007) | 0.024*** (0.005) | 0.028*** (0.006) |
| Other race | 0.023** (0.009) | 0.023** (0.009) | 0.03*** (0.006) | 0.036*** (0.007) |
| Married | −0.027*** (0.004) | −0.027*** (0.004) | −0.039*** (0.002) | −0.047*** (0.003) |
| Dependent < 6 | −0.018** (0.007) | −0.018*** (0.007) | −0.005 (0.004) | −0.006 (0.005) |
| Married*Female | 0.009 (0.006) | 0.009 (0.006) | 0.009* (0.005) | 0.011* (0.006) |
| Dependent < 6 at Grad.*Female | 0.018 (0.012) | 0.019 (0.012) | 0.023** (0.009) | 0.027** (0.011) |
| Time to degree | −0.007*** (0.001) | −0.007*** (0.001) | −0.009*** (0.001) | −0.011*** (0.001) |
| Primary financial support | ||||
| Fellowship/grant | 0.065*** (0.006) | 0.068*** (0.007) | 0.17*** (0.005) | 0.199*** (0.007) |
| Research assistantship | 0.083*** (0.007) | 0.084*** (0.008) | 0.147*** (0.004) | 0.177*** (0.006) |
| Teaching assistantship | −0.009* (0.005) | −0.007 (0.006) | 0.073*** (0.005) | 0.085*** (0.006) |
| Institutional factors | ||||
| Previous Cohorts’ Job Placement | ||||
| Prev. Postdoc | 0.278*** (0.016) | 0.276*** (0.016) | 0.289*** (0.005) | 0.346*** (0.006) |
| Prev. Academia | −0.055*** (0.012) | −0.056*** (0.012) | −0.011* (0.006) | −0.013* (0.007) |
| Prev. Industry | −0.031 (0.029) | −0.032 (0.03) | −0.205*** (0.007) | −0.242*** (0.008) |
| Prev. Government | −0.055** (0.027) | −0.053* (0.027) | 0.011 (0.011) | 0.012 (0.013) |
| NRC program ranking | ||||
| Top ranked | 0.022*** (0.005) | 0.038*** (0.013) | 0.01*** (0.003) | 0.058*** (0.015) |
| Not ranked | −0.014** (0.005) | −0.014 (0.012) | −0.011*** (0.003) | −0.057*** (0.013) |
| Primary financial support*NRC program ranking | ||||
| Fellowship/grant*not ranked | −0.013 (0.016) | 0.08*** (0.018) | ||
| Research assistantship*not ranked | 0.025 (0.019) | 0.088*** (0.016) | ||
| Teaching assistantship*not ranked | −0.005 (0.018) | 0.048*** (0.016) | ||
| Fellowship/grant*top ranked | −0.014 (0.012) | −0.025 (0.015) | ||
| Research assistantship*top ranked | −0.02 (0.014) | −0.063*** (0.014) | ||
| Teaching assistantship*top ranked | −0.014 (0.014) | −0.011 (0.017) | ||
| Observations | 54,143 | 54,143 | 236,512 | 236,512 |
| Social Sciences | STEM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Female | −0.006 (0.005) | −0.006 (0.005) | −0.019 | −0.023 |
| Temporary resident | 0.059 | 0.059 | 0.144 | 0.171 |
| Asian | 0.054 | 0.053 | −0.005 | −0.006 |
| Black | 0.061 | 0.061 | −0.019 | −0.023 |
| Hispanic | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0.024 | 0.028 |
| Other race | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.03 | 0.036 |
| Married | −0.027 | −0.027 | −0.039 | −0.047 |
| Dependent < 6 | −0.018 | −0.018 | −0.005 (0.004) | −0.006 (0.005) |
| Married*Female | 0.009 (0.006) | 0.009 (0.006) | 0.009 | 0.011 |
| Dependent < 6 at Grad.*Female | 0.018 (0.012) | 0.019 (0.012) | 0.023 | 0.027 |
| Time to degree | −0.007 | −0.007 | −0.009 | −0.011 |
| Fellowship/grant | 0.065 | 0.068 | 0.17 | 0.199 |
| Research assistantship | 0.083 | 0.084 | 0.147 | 0.177 |
| Teaching assistantship | −0.009 | −0.007 (0.006) | 0.073 | 0.085 |
| Previous Cohorts’ Job Placement | ||||
| Prev. Postdoc | 0.278 | 0.276 | 0.289 | 0.346 |
| Prev. Academia | −0.055 | −0.056 | −0.011 | −0.013 |
| Prev. Industry | −0.031 (0.029) | −0.032 (0.03) | −0.205 | −0.242 |
| Prev. Government | −0.055 | −0.053 | 0.011 (0.011) | 0.012 (0.013) |
| Top ranked | 0.022 | 0.038 | 0.01 | 0.058 |
| Not ranked | −0.014 | −0.014 (0.012) | −0.011 | −0.057 |
| Fellowship/grant*not ranked | −0.013 (0.016) | 0.08 | ||
| Research assistantship*not ranked | 0.025 (0.019) | 0.088 | ||
| Teaching assistantship*not ranked | −0.005 (0.018) | 0.048 | ||
| Fellowship/grant*top ranked | −0.014 (0.012) | −0.025 (0.015) | ||
| Research assistantship*top ranked | −0.02 (0.014) | −0.063 | ||
| Teaching assistantship*top ranked | −0.014 (0.014) | −0.011 (0.017) | ||
| Observations | 54,143 | 54,143 | 236,512 | 236,512 |
Notes:
*, ** and *** denote statistical significance at the 10, 5 and the 1% levels, respectively. Standard errors are in parentheses. Major, degree year and parents’ education level are included in the models but not shown in the table. The category “Other support” in primary financial support is not reported in the table