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Table 2 Fixed effects estimates of wage equations, 1981–1997 IABS data female young workers

From: Types of absence from work and wages of young workers with apprenticeship training

Variables

Quadratic model

Segmented work history modela

Coef. (t value)

Coef. (t value)

Female occupations

Integrated/male occupations

Coef. (t value)

Coef. (t value)

FT experience (years)

0.0499 (16.52)**

   

FT experience squared

−0.0021 (43.97)**

   

% of year spent working

 <1 year ago

 

0.0847 (10.32)**

0.0776 (8.59)**

0.0793 (4.43)**

 1 year ago

 

0.0718 (21.21)**

0.0704 (19.94)**

0.0603 (6.63)**

 2 years ago

 

0.0669 (20.00)**

0.0688 (19.69)**

0.0435 (4.94)**

 3 years ago

 

0.0618 (18.33)**

0.0643 (18.26)**

0.0324 (3.70)**

 4 years ago

 

0.0506 (14.86)**

0.0546 (15.36)**

0.0316 (3.61)**

 5 years ago

 

0.0616 (20.84)**

0.0600 (19.39)**

0.0567 (7.31)**

 6+ years ago

 

0.0386 (45.38)**

0.0418 (45.11)**

0.0197 (8.22)**

Unemployment (years)

−0.0297 (7.75)**

   

1 if in unemployment

 <1 year ago

 

−0.0193 (3.62)**

−0.0238 (4.08)**

0.0016 (0.13)

 1 year ago

 

−0.0092 (1.89)

−0.0089 (1.66)

−0.0049 (0.46)

 2 years ago

 

0.0049 (0.97)

0.0034 (0.61)

0.0154 (1.40)

 3 years ago

 

0.0081 (1.55)

0.0105 (1.82)

0.0067 (0.60)

 4 years ago

 

−0.0041 (0.76)

0.0012 (0.20)

−0.0142 (1.22)

 5 years ago

 

0.0007 (0.12)

0.0039 (0.62)

−0.0072 (0.61)

 6+ years ago

 

0.0009 (0.20)

0.0109 (2.24)*

−0.0220 (2.20)*

Non-work (years)

−0.0380 (12.03)**

   

1 if in non-work

 <1 year ago

 

−0.0475 (10.16)**

−0.0515 (9.90)**

−0.0505 (5.17)**

 1 year ago

 

−0.0502 (12.43)**

−0.0615 (13.79)**

−0.0390 (4.53)**

 2 years ago

 

−0.0406 (9.79)**

−0.0488 (10.61)**

−0.0394 (4.53)**

 3 years ago

 

−0.0296 (6.90)**

−0.0364 (7.64)**

−0.0240 (2.70)**

 4 years ago

 

−0.0288 (6.45)**

−0.0343 (6.94)**

−0.0167 (1.83)

 5 years ago

 

−0.0172 (3.70)**

−0.0212 (4.09)**

−0.0047 (0.50)

 6+ years ago

 

0.0059 (1.55)

0.0030 (0.72)

0.0021 (0.25)

Maternity leave (years)

−0.3181 (72.90)**

   

1 if maternity leave

 <1 year ago

 

−0.1837 (31.39)**

−0.1899 (30.25)**

−0.1228 (8.77)**

 1 year ago

 

−0.1766 (33.45)**

−0.1810 (32.23)**

−0.1159 (9.12)**

 2 years ago

 

−0.1480 (26.19)**

−0.1538 (25.50)**

−0.0842 (6.30)**

 3 years ago

 

−0.1406 (23.02)**

−0.1446 (22.10)**

−0.0949 (6.63)**

 4 years ago

 

−0.1447 (21.96)**

−0.1425 (20.18)**

−0.1177 (7.76)**

 5 years ago

 

−0.1304 (18.45)**

−0.1378 (18.16)**

−0.0735 (4.49)**

 6+ years ago

 

−0.1339 (26.00)**

−0.1450 (25.91)**

−0.0647 (5.50)**

Year dummies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Constant

4.3840 (393.51)**

4.4757 (377.55)**

4.4890 (351.01)**

4.5352 (147.96)**

# observations

78,009

72,679

62,997

9682

# individuals

5753

5753

4424

1329

\(R^2\)

0.37

0.31

0.33

0.10

F(7, 66,882) for ue

 

3.15

  

p value

 

0.0025

  

F(7, 66,882) for ir

 

57.32

  

p value

 

0.0

  

F(7, 66,882) for nw

 

448.13

  

p value

 

0.0

  
  1. Absolute value of t−statistics in parentheses
  2. * Significant at 5% level; ** significant at 1% level
  3. aThe sample is restricted to individual time series with at least two years of data, or one lag