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Table 4 Wage differences from social interaction in the job

From: Gregariousness, interactive jobs and wagesGeselligkeit, soziale Interaktion im Beruf und Löhne

 

(1) Males

(1) Females

(2) Males

(2) Females

Low social interaction

0.149c

0.128c

0.012

0.044b

Medium social interaction

0.186c

0.014

0.041b

−0.003

High social interaction

0.201c

0.048a

−0.055b

0.024

Gregariousness in leisure time

0.053b

0.063c

0.063c

0.065c

Schooling

–

–

0.070c

0.072c

Potential experience

–

–

0.036c

0.042c

Potential experience squared

–

–

−0.001c

−0.001c

Tenure

–

–

0.008c

0.011c

Openness

–

–

0.028c

−0.016a

Conscientiousness

–

–

−0.022c

0.006

Extraversion

−0.025c

0.005

−0.009

0.000

Agreeableness

–

–

−0.032c

−0.019b

Neuroticism

–

–

−0.007

−0.027c

Locus of control

–

–

−0.051c

−0.029c

Willingness to take risk

–

–

0.003

−0.004

Number of children

–

–

0.011a

−0.022c

East German

–

–

−0.269c

−0.219c

Foreigner

–

–

0.008

−0.019

Fulltime worker

–

–

0.489c

0.144c

Small firm

–

–

0.094c

0.125c

Medium firm

–

–

0.216c

0.257c

Large firm

–

–

0.246c

0.294c

Constant

2.536c

2.343c

0.535c

0.699c

Adj. R 2

0.026

0.011

0.485

0.432

N

3,789

3,117

3,789

3,117

  1. Source: Sample taken from SOEP 2007, OLS regressions dependent variable: ln(w)
  2. a p<0.1, b p<0.05, c p<0.01