Table 11 Augmented log-wage regressions with heterogeneity types

Required education (years)

0.074^***

(0.0081)

0.076^***

(0.0090)

0.075^***

(0.0074)

0.076^***

(0.0102)

Schooling above required (years)

0.019^*

(0.0107)

0.015

(0.0101)

0.029^***

(0.0088)

0.028^**

(0.0115)

Schooling below required (years)

−0.062^***

(0.0168)

−0.060^***

(0.0175)

−0.064^***

(0.0210)

−0.063^***

(0.0233)

Black

0.047

(0.0405)

0.050

(0.0428)

0.040

(0.0503)

0.041

(0.0425)

Hispanic

0.034

(0.0484)

0.030

(0.0575)

0.037

(0.0543)

0.036

(0.0462)

Female

−0.099^***

(0.0233)

−0.100^***

(0.0260)

−0.097^***

(0.0214)

−0.097^***

(0.0259)

Born in the USA

−0.115^*

(0.0626)

−0.114^**

(0.0553)

−0.117^*

(0.0626)

−0.116^*

(0.0649)

AFQT^a

0.188^***

(0.0376)

0.189^***

(0.0391)

0.181^***

(0.0370)

0.180^***

(0.0349)

Rottes Scale in 1979

−0.006

(0.0057)

−0.006

(0.0051)

−0.006

(0.0057)

−0.006

(0.0046)

Sociability in 1985

0.004

(0.0181)

0.005

(0.0166)

0.001

(0.0201)

0.001

(0.0161)

GED (no HS diploma)

0.018

(0.0872)

0.026

(0.1086)

0.015

(0.1085)

0.017

(0.0944)

Northeast

0.131^***

(0.0332)

0.128^***

(0.0286)

0.134^***

(0.0319)

0.133^***

(0.0277)

South

0.010

(0.0338)

0.004

(0.0246)

0.009

(0.0328)

0.008

(0.0294)

West

0.052^**

(0.0250)

0.052

(0.0367)

0.059^*

(0.0357)

0.059^*

(0.0351)

Unemployment rate

0.006

(0.0054)

0.005

(0.0070)

0.007

(0.0052)

0.007

(0.0068)

HH in SMSA

0.105^***

(0.0342)

0.110^***

(0.0375)

0.112^***

(0.0377)

0.113^***

(0.0351)

Tenure (1000 weeks)

0.152^**

(0.0593)

0.147^***

(0.0551)

0.166^***

(0.0562)

0.167^***

(0.0636)

Work experience (1000 h)

0.039^***

(0.0072)

0.041^***

(0.0079)

0.043^***

(0.0078)

0.044^***

(0.0066)

Work experience² (1000 h)

−0.012^***

(0.0024)

−0.012^***

(0.0025)

−0.013^***

(0.0023)

−0.013^***

(0.0021)

Number of jobs

−0.061^***

(0.0143)

−0.062^***

(0.0118)

−0.060^***

(0.0113)

−0.060^***

(0.0124)

Total unemp. (weeks)

−0.002^***

(0.0005)

−0.001^**

(0.0006)

Occupational hazards

0.054^***

(0.0125)

0.051^***

(0.0116)

0.049^***

(0.0136)

0.049^***

(0.0159)

Type 1

−0.120^**

(0.0566)

−0.033

(0.0587)

Constant

1.161^***

(0.2101)

1.129^***

(0.2536)

1.321^***

(0.2320)

1.321^***

(0.2405)

Unemployed (t−1)

−0.112^*

(0.0572)

−0.114^*

(0.0668)

Unemployed (t−2)

−0.051

(0.0432)

−0.051

(0.0456)

Unemployed (t−3)

−0.013

(0.0383)

−0.013

(0.0401)

Unemployed (t−4)

−0.033

(0.0561)

−0.033

(0.0590)

Overeducated (t−1)

−0.060^***

(0.0137)

−0.062^***

(0.0142)

Overeducated (t−2)

−0.048^***

(0.0120)

−0.050^***

(0.0111)

Overeducated (t−3)

−0.041^***

(0.0125)

−0.044^***

(0.0126)

Overeducated (t−4)

−0.030^**

(0.0144)

−0.032^**

(0.0127)

Overeducated (t−1), spell ongoing

0.031

(0.0206)

0.030^*

(0.0180)

Overeducated (t−2), spell ongoing

0.012

(0.0261)

0.010

(0.0328)

Overeducated (t−3), spell ongoing

0.026

(0.0345)

0.026

(0.0408)

Overeducated (t−4), spell ongoing

0.011

(0.0530)

0.006

(0.0500)

Observations

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