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Table 2 Testing differences between treatment and control group in 2014

From: Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany

 

Treatment group (ti)

Control group (ti)

Difference

 

Mean

sd

Mean

sd

 

Training incidence (dummies):

     

Training

0.591

0.492

0.703

0.457

−0.112***

Measures for training intensity (shares):

     

Training

0.254

0.330

0.336

0.348

−0.082***

External courses

0.212

0.314

0.298

0.342

−0.086***

Internal courses

0.177

0.309

0.240

0.340

−0.063***

On-the-job training

0.178

0.306

0.233

0.335

−0.055***

Worker-financed training

0.052

0.179

0.069

0.205

−0.018***

Firm-financed training

0.179

0.298

0.243

0.321

−0.064***

Training of low qualified

0.040

0.135

0.026

0.099

0.014***

Training of medium qualified

0.190

0.274

0.251

0.298

−0.061***

Training of high qualified

0.021

0.087

0.056

0.149

−0.035***

Covariates:

     

Share of medium qualified

0.542

0.306

0.585

0.280

−0.043***

Share of hight qualified

0.041

0.113

0.101

0.197

−0.060***

Hiring rate

0.084

0.146

0.057

0.120

0.027***

Skilled hiring rate

0.041

0.091

0.039

0.093

0.002

Collective bargaining

0.227

0.419

0.446

0.497

−0.219***

Works council

0.139

0.346

0.295

0.456

−0.156***

Lagged employment (in logs)

3.005

1.520

3.045

1.757

−0.040

Part-time fraction

0.377

0.298

0.264

0.268

0.113***

Technical level of capital

2.600

0.807

2.809

0.768

−0.208***

High competitive pressure

0.140

0.347

0.112

0.315

0.029***

  1. Sample averages by treatment status before treatment in 2014. Data source: IAB Establishment Panel 2014. For the measures of training by financial participation of employees, we use data of 2013 as this information was not included in the 2014’s panel wave
  2. *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, and * p<0.10