| Model | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Cadre family background * Government size | 4.2123*** | 4.1873*** | ||||
| Government size | −0.0948 | −0.6376 | ||||
| Cadre family background * Lagging government size | 3.9571*** | 3.9931*** | ||||
| Lagging government size | 0.4979 | −0.3454 | ||||
| Cadre family background * Average government size over 5 years | 3.3788*** | 4.1521*** | ||||
| Average government size over 5 years | −0.1716 | −0.7894 | ||||
| Career matching | 0.1732** | 0.1808*** | 0.1796*** | |||
| Education matching | −0.1251** | −0.1316** | −0.1321** | |||
| Household registration matching | −0.0555 | -0.058 | −0.0543 | |||
| Ethnic matching | 0.0708 | 0.0614 | 0.0714 | |||
| gender | −0.1448*** | −0.1465*** | −0.1456*** | |||
| Constant term | 1.0817*** | 1.1490*** | 1.0493*** | −0.7668** | −0.7910** | 0.1795 |
| Fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| N | 3604 | 3604 | 3604 | 3604 | 3604 | 3604 |
| R2 | 0.0298 | 0.0271 | 0.0222 | 0.0779 | 0.0747 | 0.0752 |